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the riaa and mac

i heard the riaa is not going affter people use use gnutella networks is that true? and can the riaa find songs on your mac if you are useing a mac os 10.3 with firewall on?

Also i dont dl more then 100 songs and no sharing :)

I don't think downloading with matters at all Mac matters to the RIAA/MPAA at all. They will say that regardless of the method, obtaining copyrighted material without paying for it is illegal, and those who choose to "illegally" obtain this material should be prosecuted to the very fullest extent of the law. (I do not agree with this, and I think that the RIAA/MPAA and the artists that ascociate themselves with them are complete f uck-offs. (Just my opinion)). If you don't share than the chance of you getting caught is even lower than the already miniscule chance of anyone of us getting caught. I don't think any firewall can completly coverup your IP (Internet Protocol) address, but if you don't share than they can only catch you uploading. Since there are so many people who are not firewalled and share thousands of copyrighted files the RIAA will go after them first. My advise: to make a long explanation short; don't worry about it. I hope this helps. Good luck.

deepblue

well to the riaa what is a big number of downloads to them?

do they mean downloading lots of artisit in a day or the intiree time you have been useing limewire?

Also i thought the riaa will not go affter Gnutella users?

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Originally posted by deepblue
I don't think downloading with matters at all Mac matters to the RIAA/MPAA at all. They will say that regardless of the method, obtaining copyrighted material without paying for it is illegal, and those who choose to "illegally" obtain this material should be prosecuted to the very fullest extent of the law. (I do not agree with this, and I think that the RIAA/MPAA and the artists that ascociate themselves with them are complete f uck-offs. (Just my opinion)). If you don't share than the chance of you getting caught is even lower than the already miniscule chance of anyone of us getting caught. I don't think any firewall can completly coverup your IP (Internet Protocol) address, but if you don't share than they can only catch you uploading. Since there are so many people who are not firewalled and share thousands of copyrighted files the RIAA will go after them first. My advise: to make a long explanation short; don't worry about it. I hope this helps. Good luck.

deepblue

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...regardless of the method, obtaining copyrighted material without paying for it is illegal, and those who choose to "illegally" obtain this material should be prosecuted to the very fullest extent of the law.

I'm not sure what the RIAA conseders a large number of donwloads, I'm not even sure that it even matters to them. You should Google it; see what you come up with. If you are afraid of the RIAA either buy CD's or use a client that requires you to pay for the download. Good luck.

deepblue