Nope, chances are that is bullshit. But only do it from home, never your dorm, or anywhere else public and non-anonymous.
LIES they are (below) The reason that people get caught is that they are stupid. And also, music is the least of most major corporate conglomerate bastards' concerns. They are more worried about people stealing from already rich companies that overprice their software.However, some tips on not getting caught:
Don't go around telling people you're downloading stuff
Don't do it from college
Don't save it to a disk. Upload it to whatever you want to upload it to, and then wipe your hardrive *clean* (IE, don't just delete it, that doesn't actually get rid of it)
Colleges monitor their lines. Even if you get yourself a second line installed, don't do it from the dorms or the labs.
HOWEVER: The best thing to do is just get free music that people actually want to give out for free from Myspace. Or, wait until some song is really old. I like to use the song Kokomo as my example. None of the people who had anything to do with the production of that song are actually paid for it these days. So you are not being immoral if you do not pay for it. Chances are you will not get caught, really, the chances of getting caught are about those of winning the lottery. However, you might get moral issues. What I always tell myself is, I make less than $17000 US a year, so I am completely justified. Come up with something like that for yourself, and if you can't find an excuse like that, then you probably shouldn't be pirating.
Oh, finally, FYI, when the man tells you that pirating is stealing, they are technically wrong. You can't steal something that was never anyone's in the first place. But don't tell that to a judge.
PS: Your spelling and grammar is atrocious. You know that there is a check spelling button, right?
Oh, yeah, all of this only applies to the US and most European states. Probably Singapore and Hong Kong as well. But don't try it in S'pore, their laws are Draconian. And Don't try it in Japan, either. And definitely not anywhere that doesn't have some form of democracy.
2007-09-28 12:35:11
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answered by Anonymous
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Since downloading music is illegal, there's always the chance you will get caught, just like any other crime. Legally, the fine is between $750.00 and $150,000.00 for each song you download or share. The RIAA has sued around 50,000 people so far. You may end up one of them, or you may not. But it's cheaper and safer to just buy the music and not run the risk.
2007-09-28 19:52:16
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answered by Rose D 7
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no they will not but make make sure u download the songs onto a cd.
2007-09-28 19:40:57
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answered by sameerferrari 3
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