-=PCTechTalk=- Re: WinMX update
- From: "Eric Skeen" <northcom@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 21:24:48 +0200
Sharon,
I am a music freak and use various utilities such as KazaaLITE (Never,
ever, use Kazaa unless it is the "Lite" version http://www.kazaalite.com/)
and Audiognome www.audiognome.com to download music. Legally, you are
probably expected to delete these files after 24 hours. I don't, but if I
really like the music I download, then I make it my mission to purchase the
CD if it's at all available. Unfortunately, I very seldom find CDs relating
to my kind of music because my taste in music starts from the 50s and tends
to fade away after the 80s. But I have really enhanced my CD collection and
bought many CDs as a direct result of these music downloads.
Downloading an MP3 file gives you a good indication of whether you would
like the original song or not. MP3s are restricted in tonal qualities
because they make use of compression technologies which are not exact
replicas of the original uncompressed file, so my opinion is if I really
like the song I will buy the CD to get full enjoyment of it.
That Guy In Africa...
http://homepages.gds.co.za/northcom/
(This page has been hi-jacked, where are the Internet Cops now?)
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-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Sharon
Sent: 07 November 2002 08:55 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: WinMX update
Hi MN and all,
Can someone clear something up for me please? I'm not really into music or
other multimedia on the computer, but my daughter is growing up and now
asking about Kazaa which her friends have.
What is the bottom line about the legality issues? Is most of what's
available on Kazaa/WinMX/all the other names you've mentioned -- music that
other people have recorded from CDs they bought? Or is there original free
music available too? Movies? Bits recorded from TV shows (my daughter's
interest)? If she wants to download stuff is she ethically or rule-bound
expected to provide music that she has recorded too? I took a look at the
Kazaa site but it wasn't explained very clearly, and I'd rather not
download
just to read the info. Do we need an always-on connection?
TIA
Sharon
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