Are you still downloading music ?

Placebo

Whats the story, i posted b4, got no reply ? EU has passed the ip law, with "freezing bank accounts" , "raiding homes" etc . So has ireland brought in this law ? doesnt this breach the Data Protection Act ?
Are you still downloading music ?

eirebhoy

yep

Woden

yes but only legal stuff of course

The Sweeper

[mutter]...NARC...[/mutter]

ixoy

Originally posted by Placebo
Whats the story, i posted b4, got no reply ? EU has passed the ip law, with "freezing bank accounts" , "raiding homes" etc . So has ireland brought in this law ? doesnt this breach the Data Protection Act ?
Are you still downloading music ?

Umm to the best of my knowledge, it was only passed on an EU level. It's up to each individual state to then implement the law as best suits their own constitutions. In Ireland there will be, as you point out, possible conflicts with the Data Protection Act which will mean there'll probably be a couple of years before it can be fully enacted.

BEAT

Originally posted by Minesajackdaniels
[mutter]...NARC...[/mutter]

"cough"..second that.."cough"

mike65

I've only downloaded about three/four copywrited tracks
that were subject to restriction there's tonnes of good music out there made by gifted amatures/semi pro musicians free to download....

Mike.

Lenny

Well I hope they don't find my dedicated 450gigs of illegal mp3's, divx and iso's

UnrealQueen

Of Course:cool:

kaimera

you can download music from the internet now? :eek:

nah, I just get what ever is in college

Oriel

I'm pissed so I have an excuse to say:
"What's the story???" "What's the story???" "What's the story???" "What's the story???" "What's the story???" "What's the story???"
I fcuking hate that term. Damn Dubliners...
Anyway, "the story" is:

So has ireland brought in this law ? doesnt this breach the Data Protection Act ?
Are you still downloading music ?

No, its't just you......

/note to mods - delete, but think nothing less of me for it please...

Kobie

So has ireland brought in this law ? doesnt this breach the Data Protection Act ?

That didn't stop them cracking down on the peodophiles.

Still though, I can't see much happening. Even in the states - has anything serious really happened? Haven't been following too closely, but I gather that asides from pulling all sorts of shapes they haven't really done much other than get a few people to cough up some cash.

Mossy Monk

i better book my room in hell

AdMMM

TBH, I wouldnt like to see the gardaì confiscating computers instead of tackling street crime!

And yes, I still download music

Agent Smith

i'm downloading music right now!

incubus

Im downloading music AND eating a bigmac!

Chinafoot

i'm not downloading illegally i'm simply "file-sharing" with new-found friends.

the_syco

Originally posted by Kobie
Haven't been following too closely, but I gather that asides from pulling all sorts of shapes they haven't really done much other than get a few people to cough up some cash.

Mainly, they've sued students, who the companies tracked thru their universities, but they, I think, were "major share'ers", ie; people with a nice big account, full of a few gigs of MP3's.

If it comes to Ireland, the first place they'll be looking would proberly be the college's, as its easy to track them down, and then tehy'll go on some of the lesser users.

Ryo Hazuki

"Are you still downloading music ?"

Am I using oxygen in my metabolic reactions?

Civilian_Target

Filesharing is here to stay. P2P usage is still on the increase. Screw the RIAA and friends. Make some decent music, make it cheap, and until then I'm just going to go to concerts, where the ARTIST takes the money instead of some stuffy suit.

gsand

just get an ip blocker and then the riaa or any film orgs wont be able to scan you whilst u r uploading or downloading-peerguardian or protowall if u want to be pretty much completely safe.

Lump

Never have, never will.


John

BKtje

It isnt brought into full effect till next year any way is it?

Theres a minimum time for it to be discussed and while it has been passed it hasnt been brought in as yet or something. Early 2005 iirc. (could be wrong, im trying to remember what i read)

CuLT

I CATEGORICALLY DENY ALL.

Barry Aldwell

Once and for all.....I did not have sexual relations with those.....what's this about again?

neXus9

Originally posted by gsand
just get an ip blocker and then the riaa or any film orgs wont be able to scan you whilst u r uploading or downloading-peerguardian or protowall if u want to be pretty much completely safe.

I thought kazaa lite already had an ip blocker?

Superman

yeah kazaa lite has one in their some where.

I prefer soulseek ! don't pay for it its a con, its free

give you alot of rare **** and any rap track you into

Superman

Originally posted by Ryo Hazuki
Am I using oxygen in my metabolic reactions?

I dunno?

RobertFoster

nice of you to keep double posting.

daveg

If your concerned about them tracing you, use newsgroups.

Red Alert

i'd wholeheartedly download more if i'd broadband - i really don't care whether it's illegal or not, the record shops and companies are making a damn fortune from selling ****e.