[KGB-911]

I think you guys are right about the price of iTunes. sorry!

What is Kazaa, i have never used it, but personally, i thought it was an illegal music sharing programme.

Maybe not,

KGB

[psd99]

I am sure that Kazaa or Kazaa Light is not legal.

[Reefsmoka]

Originally Posted by christopherpostill

99.99999% of albums are between 7.99 and 8.99 - i have yet to see one for 4 quid.

I'd say its more like 60% of albums are between 7.99 and 8.99 , especially at play.com. And i've not only seen cd's at £4 but have bought them for £4 .

[christopherpostill]

Kazaa itself is perfectly legal, it's a file sharing program/network.

Shaing copyrighted materials, ie music, is illegal.

[KGB-911]

Kazza itself is legal, what people do with it is not.

[psd99]

carrying a knife in the streets is illegal.
but i dont see why anyone would want to carry a knife in the streets.

Just as i dont see why someone would download Kazaa without intent to puruse illegal activities!
If you got Kazaa then you are guranteed to have downloaded something that is illegal! :P

[muckshifter]

Having Kazaa is 100% legal

On December 19, 2003, the Dutch Supreme Court confirmed that Kazaa peer-to-peer technology and its distribution is legal.

On April 25, 2003, Judge Stephen J. Wilson of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of Streamcast Networks, Inc. and Grokster, Limited, distributors of peer-to-peer software which functions similarly to Kazaa, in a summary judgment concluding that such peer-to-peer software and its distribution is legal.

Use of the software in the manner authorized by Kazaa’s End User License Agreement is legal in most jurisdictions. Use of the software to download or share copyrighted works without the permission of the copyright owner may be illegal in many jurisdictions. You should therefore be certain that your use of Kazaa complies with the End User License Agreement and you are not authorized to use Kazaa other than in compliance with the Kazaa End User License Agreement. For further details on complying with the Kazaa End User License Agreement, please see the “Share responsibly” section below.

http://www.kazaa.com/us/help/new_100percentlegal.htm




PS.
USE A GOOD VIRUS/TROJAN/WORM/SPYWARE-AWARE SCANNER

[floppybootstomp]

If you're using Kazza, or Karzi as I like to call it, heed Mucks advice at the end of his last post, that p2p program attracts nasties like bees to honey.

Only one I use is WinMX, have never suffered any nasties with it and it's easy to use.

[christopherpostill]

I NEVER use KaZaA in it's original version. I use KaZaA lite, free from adware and spyware with bad IP range blocker built in and lots of other fancy stuff.

[muckshifter]

Originally Posted by christopherpostill

I NEVER use KaZaA in it's original version. I use KaZaA lite, free from adware and spyware with bad IP range blocker built in and lots of other fancy stuff.

Chris ... that was bad enough, but ... people are 'downloading songs' only to find they won't play ... then they wonder why their PC is "acting funny" with allsorts of problems.

When they eventually find the virus/trojan/worm/spyware/keylogger, and uncle Tom ... they may wonder where it came from.

KaZaA, IS being actively used for such purposes ... and personally I wouldn't trust any of them.

It is your system ...