If yes, please tell me the details. And if not, please tell me about other countries.
2006-12-24 16:36:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
If yes, please tell me the details. And if not, please tell me about other countries. And also, anybody just download and they did not made a profit arrested?
2006-12-25 13:54:13 · update #1
No the only thing that has happened is a couple of people had to go to court and "pay the record company compensation" since technically there is no law against sharing files, they really cannot do anything unless you are making a profit from the music you downloaded. My friend actually had this happen, needless to say he lost the court case and had a court hired computer technician delete all the downloaded music.
2006-12-24 16:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by amshamah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not arrested but sued and have to pay big fines.
"The RIAA has nailed one of the most prolific file-traders in the U.S., filing a lawsuit against 12-year-old Brianna LaHara.
When not at the playground with her friends, "Biggie Brianna" is trading music files from her home in New York. The little girl received one of the 261 lawsuits filed by the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) on Monday, according to the New York Post."
Full story at:
2006-12-25 01:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Arrested? Probably not, unless they were burning pirate CDs and selling them to the public.
Sued by RIAA? Oh yeah! Quite a few!
2006-12-25 01:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's almost 2007, the US federal government has moved on since the "downloading" scares of early 2000. they have finally got their priorities together and are focusing on steroids and performance enhancing drugs in major league baseball...lol
2006-12-25 03:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes evryone who downloads stuff using bit torrent gets arrested its better u buy original stuff now i must get to my vista download .....torrent rocks....
2006-12-25 00:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by LEGENDSofINDIA 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its illegal in USA, but in canada its all fair game.
2006-12-25 02:27:13 · answer #6 · answered by isoar4jc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋