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Is downloading and uploading music really stealing?

If it's done without the permission of the copyright holder, it's legally no different than walking into a music store, stuffing a CD into your pocket, and walking out without paying for it.

What is uploading and downloading?

My Web Center.CA - FAQs, ASP, and Web Development Help for t...
Uploading is when you take files from your local hard drive and transfer them to a remote computer. A person uses uploading when they want to show web pages to the public. You need to upload pages to a server which serves up the page to the public. The page you are looking at resides on a web server. Downloading is when you transfer the file from a remote server to your local workstation or computer.

Are there any golden rules about downloading and uploading?

Infringement faq - Phoenix Labs Wiki
Use an IP blocking program with a good block list! What is a block list? A block list is a list of bad IP ranges that are know to spy on people's computers. We would recommend a program called PeerGuardian you can get it for free at http://phoenixlabs.org If you see a torrent with a few seeders and a bunch of peers and the download speeds are awesome like 200kb/s and higher, that sounds like a suspicious torrent.

What are the downloading and uploading speeds?

MTNL Services
Ideally, the downloading access speeds up to 6 MBps and uploading access speeds up to 640 KBps are possible. However, these speeds are dependent on many other external factors including the distance of the subscriber from the telephone exchange.

What is Music Downloading?

AT&T Alascom : High Speed Internet Service: Support: FAQ...
In the case of streaming, this means listening to radio stations or other musical content providers across the Internet. The music is sent in a continuous data stream as it happens (thereby the term "streaming") and the user listens to it on their PC speakers. Internet Radio companies are typically the primary providers of this type of service. File Downloads: This term refers primarily to the downloading of music files, typically in MP3 format.

What is the difference between "downloading" and "uploading"?

What's The Download -- information on legal music downloads ...
quot;Uploading" is the transmission of a file (i.e., digital song) from one computer system to another (or to a server). From a P2P network user's point-of-view, “uploading” a song is sending it to another computer user. Transmission in the other direction is "downloading" - from one computer (or server) to another computer. From a P2P network user's point-of-view, “downloading” is receiving a song from another computer.

I don't want BitTorrent stealing my bandwidth! How can I stop it from uploading?

BitTorrent/FAQ - Anarchopedia
You could hack the source to not upload, but then your download rate would suck. BitTorrent downloaders engage in tit-for-tat with their peers, so leeches have very little success downloading. BitTorrent pre-allocates the entire file when your download begins, then writes in pieces in random order as it gets them. As a result the file jumps to its full size immediately. BitTorrent will tell you when the download is complete.

Can I send you my music instead of uploading it?

Global Music Project
Sorry, we do not accept CDs. We need your detailed artist information so that our visitors are able to search for music they may like, whether it be by genre, geographic location, musical influence, or other factors. If you have experienced problems with the uploading process, please wait and then try it again. Also, please make sure that the file (song) you upload ends with ".mp3". We appreciate your patience and generosity. Thank you for making a difference!

Downloading - How do I download the music?

Lossless Legs - FAQ
You will need a bittorrent client. We recommend ?torrent and Azureus. Some people feel that ?ttorrent uses less system resources. If you're running a Mac you'll probably need Azureus. They can be found here: http://www.utorrent.com/download.php and here: http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download.php. If you download ?torrent make sure you get the installation version because the standalone version won't install automatically.

But I thought that downloading music is piracy?

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All the music and ringtones found at zambeat.com are fully legal and licensed from the artists and producers of the music. So each time, you buy a download, a share of your money (called a royalty) goes to the people behind the music.

Is this stealing?

How Can I Buy Cheap EDTA?
Others who read this? They may well think that it is dangerous to send their address to Karl Loren? Well, if they have evil intentions, it is dangerous because I don't put up with such immoral behavior. WHY DID YOU CHANGE MY RECORDS? IN WHAT WAY HAVE I OFFENDED YOU? THE MAN WHO IS WORKING WITH MY PHYSICIAN IS A CERTAIN PROF HANS LAASBERG, RETIRED OF THE HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL. HE WAS A RESEARCH PROFESSOR WHOSE SPECIALTY WAS THE HUMAN BLOOD.

What formats does the Archive accept for uploading to the Live Music Archive?

Internet Archive Frequently Asked Questions
Specifically for the Live Music (Etree) Archive, the Archive accepts shows uploaded in SHN and FLAC formats. We do not accept shows that are only uploaded in lossy MP3 format, and, although we have some APE shows available, worries over cross-platform compatibility mean that we would prefer not to accept any more.

What's the best newsreader for uploading and downloading binary files?

the Official a.b.s.m.* FAQ - Tips section - Mac sub-FAQ
That's a tough question to answer. It all depends on your OS version and your particular preferences and expectations. There are several permutations of the original NewsWatcher. Some are geared to newsreading only, others for binary transfer. MT-Newswatcher <http://www.smfr.org/mtnw/> works pretty well as a general newsreader. You'll find many contributors using YA-NewsWatcher <http://www.thothsw.com/yanw/>.

What is the estimated transfer rate to expect when uploading/downloading customer files?

File Transfer Service
The time it takes to upload/download files will vary depending on the size of the file, network traffic, what geographic region the customer is located in, etc. Although performance via HTTPS is generally slower than FTP, the enhanced security offered by HTTPS makes it the recommended protocol to use for customers who have security concerns with transmitting files via FTP.

I am having problems uploading and downloading files from your site. What is wrong?

SongMastering.com - Frequently Asked Questions
It probably has to do with your internet browser. AOL and NETSCAPE might not work properly for you on my site. My recommendation is to download the free version of FIREFOX 2. I have found FIREFOX 2 to be a good and stable internet browser for uploading and downloading files, especially large files.

Why am I having problems uploading/downloading large files?

Welcome to Share Express
You may be experiencing network timeouts during long transfers. This is due to service problems between your network provider and ours. As Share Express adds more capacity in different geographies. this problem will occur less frequently.

How do I enable uploading?

Manual:FAQ - MediaWiki
File uploads are an often-used feature of MediaWiki, but are disabled by default in all current release versions. To enable them, first make the upload directory (default images) writable by the web server (chmod 777 or allow the Apache user to write to it, etc.) then set $wgEnableUploads to true in LocalSettings.php (i.e. "$wgEnableUploads = true;"). See Manual:Configuring file uploads for more information.
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