You see!! The police will not care about your age! You cant have the mentality that
"oH its alright. im still underage. The police will let me off easily."
Uh-uh.. If you thought what I wrote, change it.
It is obvious that if there are similiar cases again, the consequences will be executed harshly.
"It is disappointing to know that it is well known that two young men have gone to jail earlier this year for similar infringing activities, and yet we still see some people not being deterred by such serious consequences."
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News! News~~
Police have raided seven homes on Sunday night which performed illegal downloading of copyrighted music from the Internet.
Five men and two women, aged between 14 and 32 years old, are currently helping the police with their investigations.
The Intellectual Property Rights Branch (IPRB) of the Criminal Investigation Department has been receiving information from the Recording Industry Association Singapore that a number of online users were downloading and distributing songs illegally. Once the offender gets caught, he/she will be prosecuted and may face severe penalties.
"This clearly shows that these are serious cases. There are serious consequences. And not only will you get caught, but you will be prosecuted and you may face severe penalties. It is disappointing to know that it is well known that two young men have gone to jail earlier this year for similar infringing activities, and yet we still see some people not being deterred by such serious consequences." - CNA/ms
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/234608/1/.html
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WHAT HAPPENS THEN?
Jail. Yes, you would be sent to the jail for illegal file sharing regardless whether it is a video or a music file.
Two Singaporean men were jailed four months and three months respectively in February for distributing hundreds of pirated digital music files through an Internet chat program.
Just like how freely everyone is sending music/ video files over MSN or Skype, all these actions are considered illegal. If caught, you may be sentenced to jail. Pretty serious, huh. So starting from now, do think twice before clicking the "send" icon.
For more details about the two Singaporean men who were sent to jail, read up on it at the link here:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/235999/1/.html
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So what is legal downloading and what is illegal?
The most common form of illegal downloading would be the peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks. P2P file-sharing sites like LimeWire and MySpace are one of the most popular now, each holding 26% and 16% of the tweens (9-14 yrs) music-download market respectively.
70% of tweens are now using legal means to download music. Apple's iTunes Store, the most popular such service for this age group, was used by 49% of those tweens.
Despite the legal and educational push to combat pirating, LimeWire ranked as the second-most popular source for music file-sharing.
The most popular site? Not surprisingly, Apple's iTunes, which charges 99 cents per song.
SO YOU ASK: Why is it OK to download a Click Five song on iTunes but wrong on LimeWire?
It all boils down to money: Apple, Amazon and other such companies pay fees to music artists for the rights to sell their music. But no such royalty arrangement occurs when you download a song for free on LimeWire or other similar site, then burn it onto a CD for friends. YOU ARE "pirating" the music without paying for it and IT IS ILLEGAL.
So, isn't it better that you pay 99 cents for a song rather than get a huge fine and perhaps a jail term?
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