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People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.

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Bill Gates
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: October 28
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The U.S. couldn't even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They'll be killing each other again in less than a year. I'm sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits.
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