Posted by George Hester on 10/10/05 17:23

"D.E." <ask4myemail> wrote in message
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> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> > "D.E." <ask4myemail> wrote in message
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> >> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> >> > "Christy" <christy@netease.net> wrote in message
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> >> >> Downloading from winmx, is it illegal?
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Downloading per say is not illegal. What can make it illegal is
> >> > exactly
> >> > what it is you are downloading. For example d/l a file I made is not
> >> > illegal although it may be dumb. D/l Walt Disney's Micky Mouse may
be
> >> > because it may still be copyrighted and the distributor has not paid
> >> > the
> >> > royalties on it nor have you.
> >>
> >> It also depends on where you are located.
> >> Some countries have other laws, and in mine
> >> downloading music/movies is not illegal.
> >> Uploading is.
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > George Hester
> >> > _________________________________
> >> >
> >>
> >
> > True but like I said I think it depends on what you are d/l. If you are
> > downloading a file which is illegal then having the file is enough.
>
> Yep if it was kiddy porn, it is illegal to have it on your computer
> here, so you would/could be prosecuted.
> But that is actually something else then what hse/he was asking
>
> > The d/l
> > per say was not illegal. What is illegal is having the file u/ling it
or
> > not. For example in China it is illegal to have speeches of Martin
Luther
> > King. That alone is enough to get you in trouble there. We have the
same
> > issue in the States because of our patchwork of obscenity laws.
>
> Yeah but that is a different discussion.
>
> > George Hester
> > _________________________________
> >
>

Question was:

"Downloading from winmx, is it illegal?"

Anmswer is yes it depends on what you are d/l. I answered that.

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George Hester
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