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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Maxim:
Umm ... that would make you the criminal. It's their copyrighted material, remember? They can do whatever they want with it. As long as they're not sending you emails begging you to share the files, they're not entrapping you, they're just catching you. And they have done this before.
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Actually, the possesion of an mp3 file is completely legal. Say you have the cd then make an mp3 for convenience sake, no law is broken. Once you have bought the cd you have bought exclusive rights to it's private usage. It is only illegal when the file is distributed to the public either actively or passively. You can make as many tapes, mp3... as you want as long as you do not let it get into the hands of the public. Also if memory serves me right there is a 24 hour grace period where one may sample the mp3 or has that changed.