Re:LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool
by marcuskane2 on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @11:26AM
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> Things like downloading a song without paying.
That is not a crime.
Uploading/distributing/broadcasting a song without copyright permission to do so, might conditionally be a crime, if that usage does not fall within "Fair Use" such as for education, journalism or commentary.
Let's stop ceding more power and control to the copyright cartel, and be careful not to repeat their propaganda that misleads people into thinking sharing books or other media needs to always involve a payment to some publishing corporation.
Re:LAPD Surveilled Gaza Protests Using This Social Media Tool
by forgotoldacc on Monday March 24, 2025 @05:48AM
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> That is not a crime.
Depends on your jurisdiction.
Because in my jurisdiction, you're wrong. :)
If you think people of certain ethnic, racial, political, or religious demographics are more likely to download a song without permissions, I'd like to know what demographics you think are the most likely and least likely to do it.
Because I don't know of a single person in my life who has a computer and hasn't done it.