No, distributing pirated goods is a crime.1. Is it legal to download Doujin (Japanese Games but not porn games) in Singapore? The company sell the software, but the company itself uses copyrighted character. As what i know, it is legal to download something that is not copyrighted right?
They can trace you if they have reason to.2. If i use subscribe plan like Singnet or Strahub, will they trace me too? (Of course The dumbest thing is to downlod using wireless@sg).
You've got to be kidding me -- of course it's illegal. Or do you want to try bringing in 99% of a fake Louis Vuitton bag or 99% of a carton of cigarettes?3. How if i use a download manager, for example i am downloading Anime (Japanese Animation Movie) until 99%, then i finsih the other 1% at other place? I think i saw an ad on a DVD movie which shows that as long as you download something up to 99% and you cancel it thats mean you are clean. Is that true? How if i download up to 99% and finish the last 1 % elsewhere?
No. In fact, there's a company called Odex currently suing people left and right for this, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odex .4. As long as the japanese animation is not licensed yet, can i download it legally? It is a fansub.
No, it's not categorically safe. Some people, mostly at universities, have been busted for it. If you don't draw attention to yourself, whether you're going to get caught for it is another matter.5. Is it safe to use emule or torrent in Singapore?
It's very, very simple: viewing or having in your possession any material distributed without the permission of the copyright holder is illegal in Singapore. If Yahoo allows you to stream music, then presumably it has the copyright holder's permission to do so.garnet4david wrote: - Is streaming video illegal there?
- Do you know any websites that explain all about downloading rules in Singapore? I guess i wont be able to download naruto for a while.
- If i download a music from yahoo.com.cn (Just goto music.yahoo.com.cn and you get a music search engine) is it legal or illegal?
JP I must disagree with you about this. As someone who does produce copyrighted material i.e. my own design work I fully understand the need to protect that work. A film/musice/software whatever it may be has had someones sweat, time and more than likely countless sleepless nights when producing it. I believe that they have the right to protect their work whilst being able to charge a "moderate" fee.For what it's worth, my personal opinion that the copyright system is an evil perversion that must be destroyed,
I was exaggerating slightly for effectukdesigner wrote:JP I must disagree with you about this.For what it's worth, my personal opinion that the copyright system is an evil perversion that must be destroyed,
Smart companies have already moved online: the games are cheap or free, and people pay for connecting to the server and playing. Much smarter for everybody involved. Other software is slowly moving in the same direction.The games industry also complain about the illegal downloading of the software but again surely why does a game cost so much. With all the latest technology at their disposal they could employ companies locally (under licence) to re-produce their CD's and ship it.
Games cost money to make. Somebody has to pay that money!garnet4david wrote:Jp i thought you mentioned online gaming rite? Its not totally free, they rip off our pocket by sipping our money through monthly fee. Its even worse than offline gaming. Well i never play online gaming, for me playing games mean paying only once and not every month.
So streaming youtube is legal rite? Is downloading from private site is safe? Streaming music from yahoo search engine is legal rite?
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