Kazza Becomes Legal Service

[Ryan Imhof]

Kazaa will become a legal downloading site after a large series of legal battles. Kazaa must also pay $100 million dollars in damages to the record industry. Read the whole story here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5220406.stm).

Submitted by mps

[blimpcityhero11]

I'll stick to Limewire thank you very much...

[The Revisionist]

Good.

[Rock]

dear RIAA,

plzdie.

kthx,
Rock

[Troggy]

Ares for me <3

[jfb392]

Ha, P2P.
It all sucks equally.
People just don't learn.

[rus_t]

Limewire is next.

[turbonium]

first off
wtf
second
its spelt KAZAA not double z

[jfb392]

Limewire is next.I hope it is.

[Kif]

Awesome, now I get to pay for spyware.

[odnetnin]

I sure am glad bit torrent is legal.

[MusicOrMisery]

Torrents, pwoah.

[jfb392]

I sure am glad bit torrent is legal.It isn't, if you're downloading copyrighted material.
Download a Linux distro and you're fine, but if you download music, and upload too much of it, you'll most likely get a letter from your ISP warning you.

[grace we bestow]

I'll stick to Limewire thank you very much...
Limewire kills your computer.

[SingleDoubt]

first off
wtf
second
its spelt KAZAA not double z
oh noez! they spelled it wrong? those douchebags!

[jfb392]

Limewire kills your computer.No, it doesn't.
The files you download do.
Limewire, as far as I know, has no malware.

[Rock]

oh noez! they spelled it wrong? those douchebags!
get it right or pay the price

[grace we bestow]

Ares for me <3
Me too. I love Ares.

[dontgrabtindy]

messageboards and getfiles are the way to go

[Ryan Imhof]

Me too. I love Ares.
That fucked up my laptop so bad.

[mogwaifearsatan]

Soulseek FTW. I doubt it will ever get shut down.

[odnetnin]

It isn't, if you're downloading copyrighted material.
Download a Linux distro and you're fine, but if you download music, and upload too much of it, you'll most likely get a letter from your ISP warning you.
I don't download copyrighted material though.

[mogwaifearsatan]

I stopped using Kazaa in 9th grade when I was trying to download a porno labeled Jenna Jameson something and it was a video of some dude trying to force a 14 year old to pose naked.

[jfb392]

I don't download copyrighted material though.I'm sure you do.
No one really downloads Linux distros with BT.

[Tony]

In other news, people everywhere stop using Kazaa.

I've been using allofmp3 a lot lately. Sure I'm paying for the songs, but it's usually only ~$1 per album and I always seem to get lots of garbage files when downloading from P2P networks. So it's worth the minimal amount of money to preserve my time and sanity.

[odnetnin]

I'm sure you do.
No one really downloads Linux distros with BT.
By that, I mean if I download music, it is with the artist's permission. Other than that, I buy my music.

[rr_thecrowing]

If you're worried about spyware or ad-supported searches with Limewire, get FrostWire (http://www.frostwire.com/). It's completely open-source and crapware free.

I'm sure you do.
No one really downloads Linux distros with BT.

STFU! I download Linux distros with BT. It's hella lot faster than getting off of HTTP or FTP.

Does that make me a nerd? Oh well, who gives a fuck.

[serendipity]

so i wonder when the bands who were damaged are gonna get their cut of the 100 mil?

[blimpcityhero11]

Limewire kills your computer.

Haha Yeah... I only use it on my Mac though... It really has no effect on it. I use BitTorrent on my PC.

[MotionIsntMeaning]

For every P2P program they shut down or convert to "legal" status, there are 10 more that pop up.

[Kif]

By that, I mean if I download music, it is with the artist's permission. Other than that, I buy my music.
I'm sure you just casually ask bands if you can download their albums for free using bittorrent.

[liveordieX515]

In other news, people everywhere stop using Kazaa.

I've been using allofmp3 a lot lately. Sure I'm paying for the songs, but it's usually only ~$1 per album and I always seem to get lots of garbage files when downloading from P2P networks. So it's worth the minimal amount of money to preserve my time and sanity.


is that a legal site?

[CircaEnder]

It isn't, if you're downloading copyrighted material.
Download a Linux distro and you're fine, but if you download music, and upload too much of it, you'll most likely get a letter from your ISP warning you.

hahahaha okay...i have over 60 thousand songs on my hard drive and most of them are torrent.....i have never recieved anything from anyone... i usualy buy the cds too... but they dont know that.

[ETesdall]

hahahaha okay...i have over 60 thousand songs on my hard drive and most of them are torrent.....i have never recieved anything from anyone... i usualy buy the cds too... but they dont know that.


Yea, i think he was talking about the uploading part though, thats was is really the illegal part anyway, the uploading. its when you get caught uploading 60 thousand files and letting your computer act as a server.

[cahrishurr]

I'll stick to Limewire thank you very much...

theres a much more efficent, safer ways of getting music

P2P isnt the only way people! fuck P2P

[livelovecrydie]

the war against piracy is similar to the war against drugs. no matter how hard they try and for how long they fight, it will always be around.

[bung]

haha kazzaa has been an inferior p2p program for some time now anyway. limewire and soulseek are working just dandy for me.

[Chris Fallon]

Kazaa is soooo 2002.