SnoweyMan111 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

You cant say that downloading a movie isnt a crime. That's just not true. Im not agains pirates but people saying its not a crime are lying.

Handgun126 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

i know thats old lol i was being stupid....and yes i know that a terabyte is a trillion bytes...so that makes 4-6 TBs= 4,000,000,000,000-6,000,000,000,000 right? YES!

Alkem258 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

The pirate Bay would also be legal under Australian law, and making backups in a shared folder is not providing people with access to it.And how is downloading a film any different from borrowing the dvd from a mate? either way someone HAS bought the dvd. And people still go to the cinemas, which is where most of the money is made anyway. As to music, see radiohead comment below. I'll always buy a ticket to a concert, too. Even if I've downloaded the songs.

MurraySuper8 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Is Debono11 some legal suit trying to preach to the totally unconverted? Do you think a little colloquial flourish will give you street cred with solipsistic teenagers and disinterested 20-somethings? These record label / entertainment types are all over piratebay and the like protecting the elitist fat cats so they can buy that extra Jaguar covertible for spoilt daughter Sally. Come on, Radiohead proved that you could release online gratis and still do amazingly well CD sales.

Debono11 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

And on futher note you can't make copies of games and films etc, and give them away for free. All backups must remain with the owner of the product. Hell its even illegal to show a film in public unless you have permission.

Debono11 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

In an interview they offered people in the music industry to sign up with their website, allow their content to be downloaded and the TPB will take a cut out of the income made from ads.So basicly they give you two choices.1 Let TPB make money off your product.2 TPB provide a means for your product to be stolen, and make money thru ads on the site that support them.That sound fair and just to you? Nope.Sweden law in this regard, is a fucken joke.

Debono11 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Did you even read my comment? "if you download anything for free that has a retail price, you stole it." You said: "It is only a crime to actually download it." - Thanks for backing me up. Do some research, the Pirate Bay have no other option but to operate in Sweden because their laws are outdated. File sharing websites have been shut down before, don't be ignorant. If you have intent to steal, or provide the means to break the law, its illegal.and thats basic common sense.

Alkem258 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Under Australian law, at least, no product license agreement can legally prevent you from making a back-up copy, in any form (CD, DVD, Image, ect) UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Nor can they tell you where to put it. A shared folder or otherwise.Neither is it an issue to tell people or show people that's where you keep your back ups. And if you chose to publish that location on a website, neither you nor that website is infringing on copy write. It is only a crime to actually download it.

LandserTommi (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Sharing is careing.

Debono11 (December 31, 1969 at 5:59 pm)

Why not spend some more time getting an education to read the fine-print inside a video game manual or terms of agreement, its pretty fucken clear that if you download anything for free that has a retail price, you stole it.