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On BBC Click they said all things on bittorrents official homepage is legal to download
No, the license agreement of the software you're buying states you can't distribute copies of the software, DVD, et cetera. You can legally make backups for your own use (although some companies such as the RIAA and MPAA don't think you should have that right) but sharing them is not legal (which isn't true in all countries--I'm talking about the USA) and for things such as software you actually have to agree to the license/terms of use to install them.The only way file sharing can be labeled illegal with 'sense' is if I try to benefit monetarily in any way from what I bought and now own but are distributing for a price or something similar.
I buy a dvd, Lp, software...I own it. I can make as many copies of my stuff as I want and distribute it freely to those who need them.
If they dont want people to freely share copyrighted material, they should distribute their material with better locks.
That is an absolutely stupid argument. If you don't want your house being broken into and your items stolen, you should have better glass on your windows? It's not possible to create software that has unbreakable copy protection.If they dont want people to freely share copyrighted material, they should distribute their material with better locks.
You can legally make backups for your own use (although some companies such as the RIAA and MPAA don't think you should have that right)
It's not possible to create software that has unbreakable copy protection.
Yes, but I believe it's completely stupid for that to be illegal. Even though you have already supported the artists, the only legal way is to buy all of your music collection...again.Another scenario:
I own a few hundred vinyl albums, cassettes, and 45's.
I don't own a way of transferring them to mp3's or even to Cd.
Since I already own legal copies of the music, is it illegal to get the mp3 equivalent of the songs, via file sharing?
File sharing is not illegal - as long as you created the material and own the copyright!