You have to give him credit. At least someone out there is actually trying to make p2p legit, and not just throwing their weight around *cough* RIAA *cough*
P2P itself is legit and legal. It's the act of sharing copyrighted material that you're expected to buy that's illegal. There's no law stopping you from sharing you're own band's MP3s provided you're all OK with them being distributed that way or a story you wrote or a movie you filmed or even a file that the artist gave permission to be used in this manner.
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You have to give him credit. At least someone out there is actually trying to make p2p legit, and not just throwing their weight around *cough* RIAA *cough*
P2P itself is legit and legal. It's the act of sharing copyrighted material that you're expected to buy that's illegal. There's no law stopping you from sharing you're own band's MP3s provided you're all OK with them being distributed that way or a story you wrote or a movie you filmed or even a file that the artist gave permission to be used in this manner.
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