On January 23 2012 07:03 yakitate304 wrote: Just put in a request for a refund of my $35, since I paid for my 180 day account on Jan. 2nd, and got a whole 2.5 weeks of use.
Don't really care about the money, but it'd be nice to get it put back into my PayPal account. Not holding my breath though.
If what you paid for is totally legal, then at least in the UK you would definitely be entitled to a refund of the substantial part of the payment, for unreasonable alteration of contract obligation... (Edit: By UK I mean England & Wales)
On January 23 2012 07:04 sc4k wrote: I have to say, there is being a lot of fuss made about SOPA and PIPA because of free speech, but I think 99% of the opposition is people who download files/ stream files for the purpose of evading copyright and avoiding having to pay. So much moral highgrounding but when it comes down to it people just want to keep their free lunch.
Not only is that not true, but it is an irresponsible thing to say.
On January 23 2012 07:04 sc4k wrote: I have to say, there is being a lot of fuss made about SOPA and PIPA because of free speech, but I think 99% of the opposition is people who download files/ stream files for the purpose of evading copyright and avoiding having to pay. So much moral highgrounding but when it comes down to it people just want to keep their free lunch.
Not only is that not true, but it is an irresponsible thing to say.
^ This, one hundred percent.
You know on another note I've heard of bands who are okay with piracy of their music because it gives them free publicity...
On January 23 2012 07:04 sc4k wrote: I have to say, there is being a lot of fuss made about SOPA and PIPA because of free speech, but I think 99% of the opposition is people who download files/ stream files for the purpose of evading copyright and avoiding having to pay. So much moral highgrounding but when it comes down to it people just want to keep their free lunch.
Not only is that not true, but it is an irresponsible thing to say.
^ This, one hundred percent.
You know on another note I've heard of bands who are okay with piracy of their music because it gives them free publicity...
Disturbed supports the piracy of their songs, because CD sales are only there for publishing companies. Bands do not make money from CD sales, they make it from the concerts, which people go to to experience it live, and is not hampered by piracy at all. In fact, ironically, piracy helps the band themselves more.
Also, I remember reading about this one...I think it was an author, who decided to 'leak' copies of his book so that it could be 'pirated', and found that his sales increased by almost (and I am remembering this from the article) 300% the week after he did that. Can somebody check on this? I can't remember the author.
Simply let them shut down every single d/l website. When all will be down, they'll happily discover that the movie/music sales won't climb at all, as nowadays people are mostly poor and have no way of paying that much for movie/music...
On January 23 2012 07:04 sc4k wrote: I have to say, there is being a lot of fuss made about SOPA and PIPA because of free speech, but I think 99% of the opposition is people who download files/ stream files for the purpose of evading copyright and avoiding having to pay. So much moral highgrounding but when it comes down to it people just want to keep their free lunch.
Not only is that not true, but it is an irresponsible thing to say.
^ This, one hundred percent.
You know on another note I've heard of bands who are okay with piracy of their music because it gives them free publicity...
I've also heard that there are artists who'd rather have people buy their music first. Just because artist A says "you can have my stuff for free" it doesn't extend that offer to artists B and C who don't want that.
Simply let them shut down every single d/l website. When all will be down, they'll happily discover that the movie/music sales won't climb at all, as nowadays people are mostly poor and have no way of paying that much for movie/music...
Imagine the look on their faces
Yeah. The internet lets us know something exists whether it be good or bad. Some people don't want to randomly go to a store to find what's new. It could be gas cost and other things like time.
On January 23 2012 07:04 sc4k wrote: I have to say, there is being a lot of fuss made about SOPA and PIPA because of free speech, but I think 99% of the opposition is people who download files/ stream files for the purpose of evading copyright and avoiding having to pay. So much moral highgrounding but when it comes down to it people just want to keep their free lunch.
Not only is that not true, but it is an irresponsible thing to say.
^ This, one hundred percent.
You know on another note I've heard of bands who are okay with piracy of their music because it gives them free publicity...
I've also heard that there are artists who'd rather have people buy their music first. Just because artist A says "you can have my stuff for free" it doesn't extend that offer to artists B and C who don't want that.
Did I say all artists feel this way? No. I was only bringing up the point that not every single one is vehemently anti-piracy. That is all.
Cant you still share files by simply having dummy accounts that contain the files you want to share, and make the login info for the dummy accounts public?
EPT
