Police Raid College Dorm To Bust Up Another File-Sharing Network

So Kaaza is still legal, right?

Cool.

 

So, no problem with using Kazaa in the dorm... ?

 

Good,

When will people learn, these artist have to eat too, or there will be no music because they have to go out and get real jobs. Downloading music really disgusts me. If you respect these guys, pay for the music. I remember what it is like to be in college and not have that much disposable income, but its no excuse. We are talking about lively hoods. On the music industry side, I think if they made a real effort to lower C.D. costs to just around 10 bucks, they could eliminate a lot of the problems. But still, its stealing, and it actually bothers me how much of an accepted practice it has become in our country.

 

I agree that they should lower the price of CD's. Another thing that would help would be to make more than one or two good songs on an album.

 

Man... I smell a Supreme Court fight coming.


coma - I agree. They were price fixing CD's until they got sued.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2002-09-30-cd-settlement_x.htm

CD's have seemed cheaper lately...

 

That's very true. I made a decision a long time ago, I wouldn't buy a C.D. unless I liked 75% of the songs.

 

Natures finds a way, chaos theory

 

Me too....the only cd's I usually by are the very best of a band. Like the very best of Cream etc...

 

If the RIAA would get it's act in gear, it would not be fighting the P2P craze, but embracing it.

Look what Apple did with iTunes and selling music online. You can purchase a song for $0.99 or an entire album for ~$10. Apple has already sold over $1 million worth of songs in the first week!

Here is an interview with one of the people that settled in the other RIAA vs Student lawsuit mentioned in the article. Interesting read.

http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0305/06/ltm.03.html

 

LOL!!!!

 

Just curious....did the RIAA make a big stink way back when in the late 60's when recordable cassettes came out?

People have been thieving music since WAY before the Internet became mainstream.

 

Why would you purchase it for 0.99, when you can download it for free at Kazaa?

 

I'm getting more and more nervous about using Kazaa. Didn't the RIAA recently send out instant messages to all Kazaa users warning them that what they were doing is illegal?

If authorities can locate, catch, and jail people just for downloading kiddie p*rn, what's stopping them from doing the same thing for music downloaders?

 

They'll have to pry my CD burner from my cold, dead hands! Seriously, as I mentioned in another thread, I'm old enough to have bought the same music on 8-track, cassette, album, and CD. When I buy music, I don't buy the medium, I buy the information, the music, but in some cases, I've bought that same music 4 times. Thus, I am systematically downloading my entire album collection. If all the music I like is in digital form and I can transfer that music across time and media, I am no longer at the whim of the industry when they come up with the next great device. I feel I've paid for the music at least once and there's no reason I shouldn't download it for free, especially when it's clear that the quality of CDs are increasingly inferior and albums are an inherently fragile medium. (Believe me, I'm not taking any money away from Justin Timberlake.)

 

Just out of curiosity, I have downloaded several software products from the internet. Some products which were several hundred dollard in value.

I saw an estimate the other day that as much as half of the Microsoft products that are out there are not legal. We are talking about a products that a vast majority of all computer system have installed on them, Do you feel bad for Bill Gates? That means the man should be worth $81.4 billion as opposed to $40.7.

On a serious note, one of the ways I look at the music that is downloaded is many times the things downloded are not songs you or anyone would typically purchase.

On my computer I have several software packages that I like but would not purchase if it were on sale for 90% off b/c I really don't NEED it. Does that hurt the software industry?

Also on my computer there are artists such as Terence Trent D'Arby, 4 non-blondes, Eazy-E, and Korn as well as over 100 more artists which I would NEVER go out and purchase, yet I have them just for the hell of it. How is that hurting the recording industry???

Go do a little research and tell me how this has effected the Recording Industry. Since the sharing of music really exploded back in 1998 or so:

1) We have had more records and CDs sold than any other 5 year period in the history of the recording industry.

2) Had 3 or more of the top selling CDs or records of all time.

How many record companies have gone from nothing to worth HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of dollars.

How did Percy Miller become worth several hundred million? Was it from his Hooty Hoo? No it was from the record label ownership.

What was the last hit album that made Jermaine Dupri any significant amout of his several hundred million dollar worth?

Your argrument sounds great on the surface, but the bottom line is they are not starving. They have millions and millions of dollars in increased revenue in the last 5 years so explain that to some one.

I WANT TO PROFIT FROM MY SHARING OF MUSIC. I THINK AS A RESULT OF OUR SHARING THAT HAS PROVIDED THE RECORDING INDUSTRY WITH FREE ADVERTISING. I AM GOING TO SETUP A COMPANY AND SUE THE RECORDING INDUSTRY FOR THE ADVERTISING I HAVE DONE FOR THEM.


LONG LIVE THE NET AND ALL THE FREE **** IT PROVIDES ME ! ! ! !

 

I prefer buying CD's from retailers because MP3's sound like crap, imo. They cut out all the high and low frequencies so that the file is a small manageable size and the sound quality really suffers. However, I do like having the option to download a song from a band I've never heard before or a new album in order to decide if the CD is worth buying rather than hanging out in a record store with headphones on. Red Hot Chili Peppers, moe. and I'm sure several other groups have been very smart by previewing some or all of their newer albums on their website, which allows their fans to listen to the songs before they buy them.

 

It's all about convenience. Through Kazaa, it is more difficult to find a song, transfers get interrupted, songs are often mislabeled or incomplete, bitrate/quality is low or not guaranteed, inclusion of spyware on most all p2p clients. Plus you don't have great selection; usually you only find top 40 crap.

With iTunes, not only is it organized so you can accurately find a complete and high quality song, but selection is getting better all the time. Only want one song? Click it's yours. You want the full album? Click you have it. No hassle, and it’s guaranteed.

 

How's it goin', Forrest! I see you've held on to your shares in that "fruit" company.

 

LOL

hey, imesh too!
Carry on as normal.