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Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
I know this kind of thing might not be very popular on HN, but I like their anti-meritocracy statement: https://funkwhale.audio/en_US/code-of-conduct
Such as creating a platform for people to listen to music for free by sharing it with others without paying the artist?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
First of all, what do you mean by "this"?
You mention Napster and Limewire. These are things. Things cannot be illegal. Actions can be illegal.
A certain action is illegal if there is a paragraph in the applicable jurisdiction that forbids it.
It might be illegal to manufacture, own, fake, destroy or distribute a thing. But a thing on its own cannot be illegal. What would that even mean.
So who did what, which jurisdiction is applicable and which paragraph forbids it?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
I don't understand your confusion. Are you under the impression that the very act of sharing music online is illegal?
Honest question, how is this legal? It looks as if there is the ability to share your music online. Can someone explain the difference between this and say Napster, Limewire, Kaza, etc? Rather than storing it locally, it’s just online... or am I missing something here?
Lots of confusion in this question. Where do I even start ... First of all, what do you mean by "this"? You mention Napster and Limewire. These are things. Things cannot be illegal. Actions can be illegal. A certain action is illegal if there is a paragraph in the applicable jurisdiction that forbids it. It might be illegal to manufacture, own, fake, destroy or distribute a thing. But a thing on its own cannot be ill…
Edit: You have since edited your comment but let’s still start there.