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NerO
Profile Joined February 2003
United States2071 Posts
August 03 2009 08:47 GMT
#41
this is absurd and for the people saying that its unethical and not right to "pirate" music yall need 2 get it right wuts absurd is these fucking uneducated hoodrats with the IQ equivalent of box of raisins and the vocabulary of a hamster make millions and millions of dollars for singing "TTTTUuuuurrrnnnn mmmaaahhh swwwaggggg aaaooonnnn, and thatsss wuts up"

FUCK ALL THOSE ILLITERATE PIECES OF SHIT THAT ARE PROBABLY STILL ON FOOD STAMPS!! and now they are ruining a kid whos spent years trying to educate himself and is on his way to becoming a contributing member of society for listening to their music...
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 03 2009 08:49 GMT
#42
On August 03 2009 17:47 NerO wrote:
this is absurd and for the people saying that its unethical and not right to "pirate" music yall need 2 get it right wuts absurd is these fucking uneducated hoodrats with the IQ equivalent of box of raisins and the vocabulary of a hamster make millions and millions of dollars for singing "TTTTUuuuurrrnnnn mmmaaahhh swwwaggggg aaaooonnnn, and thatsss wuts up"

FUCK ALL THOSE ILLITERATE PIECES OF SHIT THAT ARE PROBABLY STILL ON FOOD STAMPS!! and now they are ruining a kid whos spent years trying to educate himself and is on his way to becoming a contributing member of society for listening to their music...


you know if these guys didnt get payed for their 'music', they wouldnt exist

so much shitty music would be off the radio
HEY MEYT
Foucault
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Sweden2826 Posts
August 03 2009 08:50 GMT
#43
So my friends have this melodic death metal band that are relatively known. They were on two different US record labels but didn't hardly make any money so a couple records later they were like:

"ok, fuck it. We all have jobs/school, no one in the band really wants to go live the rockstar dream anymore since it would just be driving for long hours and playing shows. Let's release the album for free on our website, just for the sake of showing people our music."

So they paid like 50k+ for recording and then put out their album on their website. If anyone likes metal you should check it out, they sound very professional. The album is on the front page

http://www.pandemonium-metal.com/
I know that deep inside of you there's a humongous set of testicles just waiting to pop out. Let 'em pop bro. //////////////////// AKA JensOfSweden // Lee Yoon Yeol forever.
exeprime
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United Kingdom643 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-03 08:52:24
August 03 2009 08:51 GMT
#44
On August 03 2009 16:54 cUrsOr wrote:
I write music, and I am against "sharing".
I find that most people who are for it, just want to justify not paying.
My wife, and my brother in law, both of who I respect very much, happen to dissagree. It's someone else's time, effort and ideas. I'm essentially a socialist and think lots of things should be public property, but since I live in America and have to pay to eat and drive and do anything- damn right I think Music should have the same costs. In a better system, maybe not though.


Maybe the whole industry thing that developed around music is wrong. Maybe musicians shouldn't expect to make oh-so-much-money out of their stuff. Hell, most of us work 8-10 hours / day and make in a month what a decent band makes in one concert. Maybe the whole "rock stars own the world" ideal most musicians dream of is the problem.
Mah Buckit!
Profile Joined April 2009
Finland474 Posts
August 03 2009 08:51 GMT
#45
On August 03 2009 17:49 JohnColtrane wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2009 17:47 NerO wrote:
this is absurd and for the people saying that its unethical and not right to "pirate" music yall need 2 get it right wuts absurd is these fucking uneducated hoodrats with the IQ equivalent of box of raisins and the vocabulary of a hamster make millions and millions of dollars for singing "TTTTUuuuurrrnnnn mmmaaahhh swwwaggggg aaaooonnnn, and thatsss wuts up"

FUCK ALL THOSE ILLITERATE PIECES OF SHIT THAT ARE PROBABLY STILL ON FOOD STAMPS!! and now they are ruining a kid whos spent years trying to educate himself and is on his way to becoming a contributing member of society for listening to their music...


you know if these guys didnt get payed for their 'music', they wouldnt exist

so much shitty music would be off the radio


There is only shitty music on radio. Pick any channel: SHIT.

I really don´t think that 700k is enough for that villain. Prison I say.
Starcraft? Epic Grimness.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 03 2009 08:54 GMT
#46
lol
HEY MEYT
Lebesgue
Profile Joined October 2008
4542 Posts
August 03 2009 08:54 GMT
#47
On August 03 2009 17:51 Mah Buckit! wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2009 17:49 JohnColtrane wrote:
On August 03 2009 17:47 NerO wrote:
this is absurd and for the people saying that its unethical and not right to "pirate" music yall need 2 get it right wuts absurd is these fucking uneducated hoodrats with the IQ equivalent of box of raisins and the vocabulary of a hamster make millions and millions of dollars for singing "TTTTUuuuurrrnnnn mmmaaahhh swwwaggggg aaaooonnnn, and thatsss wuts up"

FUCK ALL THOSE ILLITERATE PIECES OF SHIT THAT ARE PROBABLY STILL ON FOOD STAMPS!! and now they are ruining a kid whos spent years trying to educate himself and is on his way to becoming a contributing member of society for listening to their music...


you know if these guys didnt get payed for their 'music', they wouldnt exist

so much shitty music would be off the radio


There is only shitty music on radio. Pick any channel: SHIT.

I really don´t think that 700k is enough for that villain. Prison I say.


You need to start listening to internet radios And I agree, these days on radio they play pure garbage. How can one call that even music...

Companies that think that without piracy they would be able to sell that crap and make huge profits are dead wrong. But they are too stubborn to realise that. What they need to do is to start promoting quality music and not generic crap that actually with modern software in not that hard to make.
Probe.
Profile Joined May 2009
United States877 Posts
August 03 2009 09:04 GMT
#48
On August 03 2009 17:42 Jumperer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 03 2009 17:40 Probe. wrote:
On August 03 2009 17:36 JohnColtrane wrote:
On August 03 2009 17:35 Foucault wrote:
On August 03 2009 17:26 JohnColtrane wrote:
you know what else gives musicians incentive to make music?

passion


Yeah of course but I don't see why the two should be mutually exclusive


because cds are too expensive :C


Yes but also fucking Itunes charges 1$ per song. A FUCKING DOLLAR A SONG. What a rip-off


STOP TRYING TO RIP OFF THE MUSICIAN YOU NOOB. YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO WRITE A SONG?


No but i know how easy it is to download one. I'm doing them a favor by spreading their name, they should pay me!
meow
NotJumperer
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United States1371 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-08-03 09:07:13
August 03 2009 09:06 GMT
#49
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PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
August 03 2009 09:09 GMT
#50
What you guys don't understand somehow is that this kind of thing happens all the time. Many people get sued by the RIAA for downloading music constantly. Very few ever make it to the news.

I heard through the grapevine that in 2005, several students at my university alone were sued by the RIAA.

They're picking random people and suing them for just a few songs and are winning. Eventually, once they've built up enough legal precedents from all parts of the country, they're going to be unstoppable in enforcing this kind of stuff.
Hello
Probe.
Profile Joined May 2009
United States877 Posts
August 03 2009 09:10 GMT
#51
To jumper:

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=98061
meow
Sinedd
Profile Joined July 2008
Poland7052 Posts
August 03 2009 09:11 GMT
#52
oh man he's pretty fucked now isnt he ? ....

but this fine is just riddicolous ...
T H C makes ppl happy
Arkqn
Profile Joined August 2008
France589 Posts
August 03 2009 09:12 GMT
#53
Pirating and dl music illegaly is destroying the music industry. Artists are forced to play in the festivals to make money, because cds aren't sold anymore. And it's getting worse everyday.

But dl free music gives the oportunity to many unknown artists to be discovered. I think when you dl music, you should just keep it to yourself and not sharing it.
Elena[PaiN]
GoSu
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Korea (South)1773 Posts
August 03 2009 09:12 GMT
#54
wow so much money TT
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JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 03 2009 09:13 GMT
#55
they should get a job, like me, and make music in their spare time, like me

the only difference is nobody wants to hear my shitty music
HEY MEYT
Probe.
Profile Joined May 2009
United States877 Posts
August 03 2009 09:15 GMT
#56
On August 03 2009 18:13 JohnColtrane wrote:
they should get a job, like me, and make music in their spare time, like me

the only difference is nobody wants to hear my shitty music


Put your music on the internet and if someone downloads it sue them for 675k. Easiest way to make money ever.
meow
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 03 2009 09:19 GMT
#57
that would go against my moral code
HEY MEYT
BoTf.Smoke
Profile Joined July 2009
United States3 Posts
August 03 2009 09:26 GMT
#58
K serious Muscian here

First off allt he people that are saying ahh well musics your passion, you should just be happy to do it are wrong. When you spend 20 hours a week while investing thousands of dollars into gear and recordings(Ive spent 4 grand on my guitar setup alone) you start to realize that this is a job. That much of an investment begs for a return.

Now moving on there is a perfect medium and thatt my friends is Myspace. Myspace allows users to listen to my bands singles while there on any computer, BUT it does not let them download unless they pay for it on itunes or snocap. This is perfect exposure because w out risking the virus's and the obvious fine that started this thread people can listen to your music see your bands image and see when your coming to there town all in one webpage!! Perfect, Since theres only a song or two up there ppl are encouraged to buy your cd to get the rest.

In regards to the fine i think tahts insane, but they trying to make an example but regardless that screams unconsitutional to me, yes he broke the law and deserves punishment but 650K?????? IMO the artists that seem to suffer w this are the huge bands such as metalica who count on millions of ppl buying there record these guys dont need to worry about exposure they have plenty!

Blow shit up.
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
August 03 2009 09:32 GMT
#59
i spend heaps of time jerking off and spending money on condoms / pills / porn, so that automatically makes it 'my job?' and it deserves a return?

lol get real buddy
HEY MEYT
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
August 03 2009 09:40 GMT
#60
what it comes down to is that you cant sell a product people arent willing to pay for. i see the whole pirating issue as the music industry failing to adapt to changes in technology.

lets face it, most people who buy CDs are doing it out of charity, this is a BAD BUISNESS MODEL.

its also not as though no music will be produced without the major record labels...

i have no coherent thoughts, also no i didnt read the whole thread, just the posts that looked well written
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