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NY Times article on illegal downloading

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  • 04-06-2006 3:22pm
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    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭


    Interesting article about a popular, illegal site.

    Link.


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    John R
    Registered Users Posts: 4,107 ✭✭✭John R


    The article suggests it is illegal but provides nothing to back it up.

    I have no doubt that eventually the Russians under pressure from western authorities will change their laws to make these sites illegal but for the moment they are NOT illegal.


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    metrovelvet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,376 ✭✭✭metrovelvet


    Aside from legalaties has anyone noticed the huge difference in sound quality between this one and Itunes for example?


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    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    John R wrote:
    The article suggests it is illegal but provides nothing to back it up.

    I have no doubt that eventually the Russians under pressure from western authorities will change their laws to make these sites illegal but for the moment they are NOT illegal.

    They ARE illegal as they are not covered by any laws outside of Russia. It's legal to use them from within Russia but they are not legal for use outside of Russia.


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    Gandhi
    Registered Users Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Gandhi


    There is a link explaining the legality here:

    http://www.museekster.com/allofmp3faq.htm

    It seems like it has more to do with Russian law than the customer's country's law, but they give the US and The Netherlands as examples of customer countries.


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    John
    Registered Users Posts: 12,135 ✭✭✭✭John


    Link from the BBC about the illegality of the site


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