New law!! for music cd/dvd owned, you're no longer allowed to copy songs for private use
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You do know that Google/Youtube has licensing agreements in place, right?
I am so scared the police might come knocking at my door, ignore and carry on with life.
I'm sorry officer,how long am I going down for ?
Actually it has always been illegal in the UK, the new law to legalise it only came in last year (but has now been found unlawful, hence this reversal).
Where is there logic in this? Where is there proof that it would cause financial harm to there industry, after all this time how can they seriously provide legitimate evidence to that conclusion.
I mean hardly any people buy CDs anymore.
I mean hardly any people buy CDs anymore.
It's not illegal, it is unlawful.
They are 2 very different things, but are commonly mistaken as the same thing by the average Joe.
What's the difference?
The is none, in fact piracy is actually financially beneficial to the music industry.
IIRC Illegal means the police will come after you for it, unlawful means the police won't usually get involved however the victims can still seek remuneration from you through the courts.
That's the difference between criminal and civil illegality.
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I know they do, but it doesn't cover everything and give just anyone the legal right to upload any music they want and it be "licenced".
Yeah it's also the difference between illegal and unlawful, illegal is both against the law and a criminal act, unlawful is just against the law so won't result in criminal prosecution but can result in civil action (I.E Trademark infringement.
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I like that it's now both on legal and evolutionary matters you can post an informed opinion and have it ignored. I admire the persistence though, have you always thought of yourself as a masochist?
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He probably has his opinion ignored because he tells people not to believe it in his post .
The fact that they want a tax applied to HDDs and USB sticks is disgusting, I don't want to be forced to give money to a bunch of terrible companies when I don't use any of their products :/.
.The fact that they want a tax applied to HDDs and USB sticks is disgusting, I don't want to be forced to give money to a bunch of terrible companies when I don't use any of their products :/.
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This is the digital economy act all over again.
It won't stop the pirates at all.
It won't stop the pirates at all.
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Wait so for once, the UK was actually using common sense and the EU were being the ones who only care about the companies.
Colour me confused.
Colour me confused.
Exactly this, people have been paid a lot most probably.
There is no other reason why a sane person would think this is a good idea.
I like that it's now both on legal and evolutionary matters you can post an informed opinion and have it ignored. I admire the persistence though, have you always thought of yourself as a masochist?
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As for illegal and unlawful, there is a bit of an overlap in my mind. Illegal has strong conotations of criminality, but could merely refer to a breach of rights imposed by the state (even civil rights). Unlawful means acting in a manner in breach of another's rights, including rights imposed by the state. In my choose of language, I only use illegal when there are actions that could invoke criminal penalties. So before the 2014 amendments discussed in my original post, ripping CDs (in a personal, non profiteering sense) would be properly described as unlawful.
Illegal has no connotations, it simply means it's against the law.
Unlawful means something isn't illegal, but isn't supported by law.