Is downloading of software from rapidshare.com is illegal?

[jpatokal]

With one remark: In many countries personal image (not sure about the legal term - right of publicity?) is protected so placing videos or photos showing other people in any type of the service with unrestricted access may require their permission.

Oh, it's a hell of a lot more complicated than that... but the short answer is, as long as you're not using somebody's likeness with a commercial motive that implies they're endorsing whatever it is that you're selling, you can publish the image. If the image was taken in a public place and the person is peripheral, you don't even need their permission to take the photo in the first place.

http://www.publaw.com/photo.html

[singaporenet.net]

aha.. Thats true.. I mean If you create your won video or a video that done by one of your friends and if you both want to share if .. using Rapidshare or a torrent is totally legal.

It is. With one remark: In many countries personal image (not sure about the legal term - right of publicity?) is protected so placing videos or photos showing other people in any type of the service with unrestricted access may require their permission.

yes rapidshare and megaupload is legal sites, but the content is the user uploading and downloading responsibility. so be careful with what you are downloading

[relocaterelocate]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever known/heard of anyone being arrested/fined for using rapidshare?