Subj : Music Sites For Linux
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Deuce
Date : Sun Jul 24 2005 09:14 pm

  Re: Music Sites For Linux
  By: ROB MCCART to MIKE POWELL on Fri Jul 22 2005 18:06:00

 > RM>>These days I doubt downloading MP3's is legal anywhere.
 >   >>It was sort of a gray area in Canada until recently but even
 >   >>that's now been addressed in court..  So proceed with caution.
 > 
 > MP>Is that because they are always assumed to be pirated (even if they are
 >   >not), or because there is something proprietary about the MP3 format?
 > 
 > Sorry..  Yes... Nothing illegal about the format..
 > I suppose I should have said commercial music MP3's.
 > You could certainly make your own and distribute them freely
 > if you wanted, assuming anyone wanted to hear them...   B)

In Canada it seems to be perfectly legal to download music as long as you burn
it onto a CD, record it onto a casette, etc.

Offering music for download however is illegal pretty much everywhere.

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