how many people actually get caught for downloading music illegally?

[mastag]

just wondering, because those mtv ads say that its worse than rape and you WILL go to prison for it, not to mention make metallica cry.

edit: i guess this needs to be in the music forum, mods, move if needed

edit 2: thanks.

 

[Krynn72]

Millions a day.

 

[CyberPitz]

I've only read about a handfull of people getting caught, and it's only because they were sharing lots of music...

 

[StardogChampion]

Usually only the ones that get duped into signing up for one of the Kazaa-like programs for a monthly fee.

 

[Axyon]

I'm sorry, what? There's an advert that says downloading music is worse than rape? That's disgusting.

 

[Crushenator 500]

edit: i guess this needs to be in the music forum, mods, move if needed

done

axyon, i think he was joking... if not, then wtf

 

[mastag]

done

axyon, i think he was joking... if not, then wtf

i was joking, but those ads just act like it is the worst thing anyone could possibly do sometimes.

 

[brink's]

File sharing is no longer illegal in the Great White North, so no one in Canada has been arrested...to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Slacker]

File sharing is no longer illegal in the Great White North, so no one in Canada has been arrested...to the best of my knowledge.

...Really?

 

[Fliko]

...Really?

As long as you don't sell it

 

[cherry]

Millions a day.

more like one one every couple of months when they feel like making a fuss.

 

[RipperRoo]

I'm so moving to Canada.

 

[Cube]

File sharing is no longer illegal in the Great White North, so no one in Canada has been arrested...to the best of my knowledge.

I'm sure the USE of the content is illegal, tho

 

[DrDevin]

Canada deems P2P downloading legal

By John Borland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Published: December 12, 2003, 2:20 PM PST

update Downloading copyrighted music from peer-to-peer networks is legal in Canada, although uploading files is not, Canadian copyright regulators said in a ruling released Friday.

http://news.com.com/Canada+deems+P2P+downloading+legal/2100-1025_3-5121479.html?tag=st.bp.story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_sharing_in_Canada

Good. We're a better country overall, too.

QFT

 

[NeptuneUK]

AFAIK ppl get arrested for DISTRIBUTING the music. not DLing it. and even then its extreme cases where ppl upload gigs of music per day making them easily tracable