Posted by NRen2k5 on 03/11/06 00:24

Loco Jones wrote:
> NRen2k5 wrote:
> < S N I P >
>
>>[...] It's bad enough that what this
>>newsgroup is ACTUALLY ABOUT (MP3's) is steeped in *shady* legality;
>
>
> Whoops.
> I beg your pardon?
> Surely they haven't outlawed the discussion of a *format*?
> You aren't suggesting that mp3 themselves are illegal?

Nope, just that the way that 99% of MP3's are made is not necessarily
legal. Although it's generally accepted that ripping a CD is okay, and
until recently even the RIAA agreed, the truth is that even /that/ is a
grey area.

> A bit over the top, hyperbole-wise, given that it is after all, just
> more iSPAM... and it's not like it hasn't been seen before... but hey,
> if tilting at windmills is your thing... knock yourself out, by all
> means.

Tilting at windmills? Now who's going a bit over the top? ;) I'm just
trying to scare some sense into the dumb kid.

- NRen2k5

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