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"Byte" <Byte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ian, you surprise me. It has been in the news several times. One guy
> in
> Oregon for downloadidng high volume libraries and another in Michigan
> for
> downloading and making CDs and selling them. He was tried in court
> and
> fined. I've not heard of a single individual being charged with
> UPloading.

I know what you mean- sometimes I even surprise myself.

But on the topic of filesharing lawsuits, it is my understanding that it
is only those who are *sharing* large quantities of copyrighted music
who have been the targets of the lawsuits. The uploaders and not the
downloaders, in other words. This is just one article of many which
states this:
http://www.cippic.ca/en/projects-cases/file-sharing-lawsuits/ "...
Merely downloading music files for your own use, though, is unlikely to
get you into trouble. It's putting them into a shared folder that others
can access, that really upsets the music industry."

This item, which discusses the second round of U.S. lawsuits, also
identifies UPloaders as the targets:
http://news.com.com/Court+RIAA+lawsuit+strategy+illegal/2100-1027_3-5129687.html?tag=nl
"... The appeals court's decision comes after the RIAA sued 382
individuals alleged to have offered copyrighted music for download..."
Those sued for uploading in the RIAA's first round of lawsuits include
that infamous case of the 12 year-old girl who was sued for sharing too
many music files.

Downloading music and then selling CDs you create crosses into another
area. I don't specifically know about the Michigan case you refer to,
but I'm sure they noticed and targeted him while he was selling the
material, not while he was downloading it.

Regards,
Ian.


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