Slate magazine (http://www.slate.com/id/2115868/fr/rss/) has in my opinion a
good summary of the issues. Summary: "Could a scheme like Allofmp3.com be
legal? Probably. Is it legal, in fact? Probably not. Will you get sued for
using it? Not likely, or at least, far less likely than you would be for
using Grokster or any of the other peer-to-peer networks."
Another rather thorough discussion can be found at wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allofmp3.com.
(Of course, a different issue is whether performers receive any royalties
from your downloading their performances: most seem to agree allofmp3.com
provides none.)
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Decker, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: Music Download Sites
That is a much-discussed topic. The law is murky. Here is a review of
the
arguments: http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Lominac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 5:25 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Music Download Sites
I'd say the legality of both sites is questionable at best for US
residents.
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Decker, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Music Download Sites
Look at these.
www.allofmp3.com
www.mp3search.ru
Based on my experience, neither will rip you off.
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