Copyright Laws

• patngyt

  21 Feb 06, 23:40

  Hi,
  
  Recently two youngsters were just sentenced to jail for infinging on copyright laws. Read Zaobao and it says even downloading one or two songs can also lead to civil lawsuit.... anyone knows what exactly is the OB markers?
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  6 Mar 06, 12:17

  There's no OB markers. If they want to sue you, anything also can.
• Qing^.^

  6 Mar 06, 12:20

  Originally posted by patngyt:

  Hi,
  
  Recently two youngsters were just sentenced to jail for infinging on copyright laws. Read Zaobao and it says even downloading one or two songs can also lead to civil lawsuit.... anyone knows what exactly is the OB markers?
  
  

  I tink the 2 of them were the ones hu uploaded tons of songs up on the internet? i dun really tink they will sue those tt dl ba or else imagine the number of jails and boys and gals home they hav to build
• SBS9611D

  6 Mar 06, 17:24

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  There's no OB markers. If they want to sue you, anything also can.

  Wahaha. Spoken like a true Singaporean.
• laosu

  12 Mar 06, 16:40

  Originally posted by patngyt:

  Hi,
  
  Recently two youngsters were just sentenced to jail for infinging on copyright laws. Read Zaobao and it says even downloading one or two songs can also lead to civil lawsuit.... anyone knows what exactly is the OB markers?
  
  

  Saw the clips.
  Why don't they just banned the sales of MP3 players when it's even illegal to convert YOUR OWN CD BOUGHT OFF THE SHELVES OF CD SHOPS AND CONVERT IT TO MP3 SO THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO THE SONGS VIA MP3 PLAYER INSTEAD OF THE BIG BULKY PORTABLE CD PLAYER?!?!?!
• BrUtUs

  12 Mar 06, 17:18

  stupid lawmakers... they are at the control of the RIAA... they say cannot this n u see the law makers say 'yes yes' without thinking...
• chunyong

  12 Mar 06, 17:20

  This is called 'Ye Li Cang Hua', tactic #3...common lah
• polarsnake

  12 Mar 06, 19:39

  Originally posted by laosu:

  Saw the clips.
  Why don't they just banned the sales of MP3 players when it's even illegal to convert YOUR OWN CD BOUGHT OFF THE SHELVES OF CD SHOPS AND CONVERT IT TO MP3 SO THAT WE CAN LISTEN TO THE SONGS VIA MP3 PLAYER INSTEAD OF THE BIG BULKY PORTABLE CD PLAYER?!?!?!

  We're supposed to buy the Mp3s legally off some sites like iTunes I think...
• Parka

  12 Mar 06, 19:41

  I wonder what would happen if a bunch of people hold their laptops and rip their own CDs in front of the lawmakers office.