 macnewsworld.com 124px x 172px | 10.00kB [source page] Print Version Reprints  media.collegepublisher.com 346px x 230px | 31.80kB [source page] Media Credit Blake Arnold From Yahoo Image Search: "illegal downloading" Can you be fined for downloading "illegally"? How is "illegal downloading" monitored? Q. I know that downloading free eBooks and such is illegal, but can you really get in trouble for "pirating" free stuff? I read free eBook all the time, but I would definitely think twice about it if I knew I could be fined or something. So is it just the website that's fined, or the actual viewer? Asked by Meg - Sun Sep 6 23:37:56 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments how do the record companies catch and sue people downloading illegal music from sharing softwares like Kazaa? Q. how do the record companies catch and sue people downloading illegal music from sharing softwares like Kazaa and torrents etc? Asked by Lil K - Fri Oct 5 19:40:18 2007 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. When two people share a file, their computers connect. P2P software lets you see the other person's IP address. In Limewire, you just go to the monitor tab to see the other person's IP. An IP address is sort of like a mailing address or a telephone number, but for your computer. If the record companies see that you're sharing a lot of illegal music, they will write down that person's IP address. They can tell from the IP address who the ISP is. The ISP is the internet provider, like AOL or Comcast or Verizon. They contact the ISP and find out who the IP address belongs to. Once they get the person's information, they sue them. A typical settlement is usually $2000. The record industry mainly only sues people who are making the… [cont.] Answered by Paul - Fri Oct 5 19:51:07 2007 What is the definition of illegal downloading?
Q. and if its sooo "illegal", why arent more people getting caught doing it? Asked by mystycal2u - Tue Mar 4 21:18:26 2008 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. you download from microsoft, that ok, you download from grisoft , that ok, all freebies, you download your free antivirus that ok, you dowload from limewire, that ok cause your sharing files with another person. Bit hypercritcal if you don't pay for antivirus and antispwware when the ask for a donation? Answered by Maximus g - Tue Mar 4 21:23:38 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "illegal downloading"  news.google.com the iPhone Blog (blog) Now the App Store, with over 1000 apps and 2 billion downloads is a runaway success, no doubt about it, but given the continued problems with developer ... and more » news.google.com ISPReview UK Mandelson recently informed the c&binet conference that if the amount of illegal downloading had not dropped by 70% come April 2011 then measures to cut-off ... Digital Economy Bill outlines file-sharing penalties Computeractive ISPs will have new obligations in digital content war Politics.co.uk Filesharing laws to hit websites and newsgroups too Register guardian.co.uk - ComputerworldUK - Billboard Business News all 162 news articles » news.google.com The Daily Princetonian My parallel is [ illegal downloading in] the music industry, she said. I'd love to see it slowed down, but I don't think that's a realistic desire. ... From Google News Search: "illegal downloading"  kicksinfo.com R.Wei Yan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:11:30 GM Fleet Foxes urge fans to illegally . download. . fleetfoxes1 fleet foxes have said they don't understand the problem with . illegal downloading. . The group said they urge people to take their music however they want and think fellow musicians ...  guardian.co.uk unknown Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:09:56 GM Ben Goldacre: I doubt that every . download. is lost revenue, since people who . download. more also buy more music.  ypulse.com anastasia Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:17:35 GM According to new research coming out from the UK teens ages 14 to 18 are . downloading. less . illegal. music and streaming more. From the Guardian article: The survey of 1000 fans also shows that many 14 to 18 year olds are now streaming ... From Google Blog Search: "illegal downloading" |
