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Downloading And The Vcr

Downloading and the V.C.R.
One of the hottest issues today, known as the 21st century legal battle by some, is the issue of downloading music, movies, and applications over the internet that are copyrighted, also known as pirating – it shouldn't be taken so harshly because it's already leading to technological breakthroughs. There is a bold line drawn on who is on which side, pretty much it's the industries verses the public. This issue has been battled in courts thousands of times, billion dollar music industries suing families, children, teens, elders, colleges, open-source software developers (like the popular LimeWire), and even a deceased woman.
The issue of piracy finally went to the US Supreme Court a few months ago, and surprisingly the Court Justices seemed to be leaning in favor of the downloader's. They brought up points many have never even though of, stating this case is identical to the one in 1984 where it was the movie industry verses Sony for one of the first......


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