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silence Maniac (V) Inmate From: soon to be "the land down under" Insane since: Jan 2001	posted 07-30-2003 06:36 http://classic.winamp.com/news.jhtml;$sessionid$YWE3ZGNTOPEDFTN241HRC0I?articleid=10000
Slime Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist From: Massachusetts, USA Insane since: Mar 2000	posted 07-30-2003 07:20 Yay. I don't defend illegal copying/downloading of music, but I'm tired of perfectly valid searching applications being outlawed because people happen to be using them for illegal reasons.
Xpirex Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Dammed if I know... Insane since: Mar 2003	posted 07-30-2003 13:31 Yes that would be like making taxi's illegal because I caught a cab to the local brothel or weed spot.
Petskull Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 07-30-2003 13:37 ... or making money illegal because it's used in gambling and drug deals... Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com ICQ: 67751342
Emperor Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers From: Cell 53, East Wing Insane since: Jul 2001	posted 07-30-2003 14:05 This news is from April and is the reason they have swung their strategies around to suing active users (see a couple of recent threads). ___________________ Emps FAQs: Emperor
viol Maniac (V) Inmate From: Charles River Insane since: May 2002	posted 07-30-2003 14:30 It's like finding a needle in a haystack. People won't stop using them because of this.
Kaniz Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Insane since: Jun 2003	posted 07-30-2003 17:05 Thanks to P2P/Filesharing programs, I have been exposed to more new artists and types of music in a year, then I have been in my entire life almost. While I dont 'own' everything I have downloaded, my list of 'CDs to buy when I get the money' is getting increasingly large. I have no problems supporting artists when I can, espcially unique/talented ones which arnt over-produced bigrecord company landmarks. (Sorry, no matter how many people download britnyspears songs, she still aint starving) Mind you, 98% of the stuff I have/listen to isnt covered by the RIAA, and I now am taking mental note to remove any RIAA artists/lables from my 'to buy list' ... if it wasnt for P2P. there would be ALOT of music out there which I wouldnt of heard otherwise.
viol Maniac (V) Inmate From: Charles River Insane since: May 2002	posted 07-30-2003 17:48 Before starting using these not so legal means of getting music, I had three legal CDs from Willie Nelson. Then, I knew Napster and I downloaded dozens of CDs from him. Now I have around 30 legal CDs from him and I keep buying all new releases from him. If it wasn't Napster, I would still have those only three legal CDs. Napster is gone and also my willing to download music. Since one year ago up to now, I haven't downloaded too much stuff, despite the fact that here in the US I have a broadband connection. When I like the artist, I do buy the legal CD. If I don't like him, I don't buy and I don't download. There are some exceptions, like artists that have a few good musics, scattered around a lot of CDs. They don't deserve my money because they have one good music for a whole CD. Then, I download the music and I don't buy the CD. Period.

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silence
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: soon to be "the land down under"
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted 07-30-2003 06:36

http://classic.winamp.com/news.jhtml;$sessionid$YWE3ZGNTOPEDFTN241HRC0I?articleid=10000

Slime
Lunatic (VI) Mad Scientist

From: Massachusetts, USA
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted 07-30-2003 07:20

Yay.

I don't defend illegal copying/downloading of music, but I'm tired of perfectly valid searching applications being outlawed because people happen to be using them for illegal reasons.

Xpirex
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Dammed if I know...
Insane since: Mar 2003

posted 07-30-2003 13:31

Yes that would be like making taxi's illegal because I caught a cab to the local brothel or weed spot.

Petskull
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 07-30-2003 13:37

... or making money illegal because it's used in gambling and drug deals...

Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com
ICQ: 67751342

Emperor
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist with Finglongers

From: Cell 53, East Wing
Insane since: Jul 2001

posted 07-30-2003 14:05

This news is from April and is the reason they have swung their strategies around to suing active users (see a couple of recent threads).

___________________
Emps

FAQs: Emperor

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Charles River
Insane since: May 2002

posted 07-30-2003 14:30

It's like finding a needle in a haystack. People won't stop using them because of this.

Kaniz
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From:
Insane since: Jun 2003

posted 07-30-2003 17:05

Thanks to P2P/Filesharing programs, I have been exposed to more new artists and types of music in a year, then I have been in my entire life almost. While I dont 'own' everything I have downloaded, my list of 'CDs to buy when I get the money' is getting increasingly large. I have no problems supporting artists when I can, espcially unique/talented ones which arnt over-produced bigrecord company landmarks. (Sorry, no matter how many people download britnyspears songs, she still aint starving)

Mind you, 98% of the stuff I have/listen to isnt covered by the RIAA, and I now am taking mental note to remove any RIAA artists/lables from my 'to buy list' ... if it wasnt for P2P. there would be *ALOT* of music out there which I wouldnt of heard otherwise.

viol
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Charles River
Insane since: May 2002

posted 07-30-2003 17:48

Before starting using these not so legal means of getting music, I had three legal CDs from Willie Nelson. Then, I knew Napster and I downloaded dozens of CDs from him. Now I have around 30 legal CDs from him and I keep buying all new releases from him. If it wasn't Napster, I would still have those only three legal CDs. Napster is gone and also my willing to download music. Since one year ago up to now, I haven't downloaded too much stuff, despite the fact that here in the US I have a broadband connection.
When I like the artist, I do buy the legal CD. If I don't like him, I don't buy and I don't download. There are some exceptions, like artists that have a few good musics, scattered around a lot of CDs. They don't deserve my money because they have one good music for a whole CD. Then, I download the music and I don't buy the CD. Period.