WIN MX

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"Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
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| Can anyone tell me what WIN MX is? My neice has downloaded it for free, to
| get music off it, but I don't want to be landed iwth a bill from the court
| case! Is it legal?
| Thanks.

WinMX is a peer to peer file sharing program similar to Kazaa or any of the
others.

It is used almost exclusively for "sharing" music and movie files that are
protected by copyright law. (file sharing in this sense is a clever
euphemism, sort of like calling a buglary ring a "possessions exchange
support group" )

Using common sense, any content that you would have to pay for at the store,
with little exception, can not be legally downloaded "for free" from the
Internet.

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I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP.
I was just trying to help.
Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or
advice herein.
No warranty is expressed or implied.
Your mileage may vary.
See store for details.

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If you are living in Canada it is not illegal to share music files
http://news.com.com/2100-1027_3-5182641.html

Keep in mind that just because it is not illegal doesn't mean it is not
immoral. However there are a growing number of new artists who see the
sharing of their music to be helpful to their careers.

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Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"Geoff A." <geoffashton@DELETEdsl.pipex.com> wrote in message
news:%23e1LZ6zQFHA.3832@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Can anyone tell me what WIN MX is? My neice has downloaded it for free, to
> get music off it, but I don't want to be landed iwth a bill from the court
> case! Is it legal?
> Thanks.
>
>