you are some what right and i agree with a lot of what you are saying but there is some key issues that i think you have not quite grasped in the way these politicians deals with the civilian population today.

i once asked a politician why he voted for something that the public was obviously in objection too. he told me that he was elected by the ppl for his ideals so since they voted him into office he would do as he sees fit… thats why it is so important to really understand the person that is running for that office. now the problem is today all the politicians have this same mind set and their opinion gets weighed on whom pays (donates)the most $$$ to his campaign… so now if you are voter and are not padding his pocket who are you to ask of him anything? these corps are already padding their pockets for this and that you think they will bite the hand that feeds them?

there is no hope for man man will ultimately be in a world civil war for their freedom. they are making laws against the common man to succeed in life so that they will remain as slaves with no hope… you take a way hope and you get ppl angry!!!

this repression has already been in place for years with the 3rd world countries being the hardest hit… the Europeans and then Americans… these rich dont care about their poor or whom they cause to be poor because of their gain. they give out merely scraps to make themselves look good in the publics eyes.
there is a lot happening in this world not so good because of the greed of man. these are reasons why the RIAA will remain on top until they are bankrupt.

A. it does not hurt anyone to share movies and music ( and others).
B. even if you buy a nice copy of any software,or anyone wants a copy for there own needs except to make profit your safe. so fear and intimidation from these hi profile company’s like Sony, w.b.,E.A ARTS, etc.
are bull shit because the law was not really over look by the people behind close doors which need to be over turn. also what the gov, establishment,artist,record labels , and the movie industry fear losing there profits . absolute bull shit because if your my friend and wanna go to his crib, copy any data (movie, music, etc) does not breaking any laws so your not doing anything wrong. any of us in here can go out buy or copy to copy (share) is not wrong anyone may disagree but if you do your lying to yourself….

either way they can not stop us on or offline.

wont stop period .

if more laws being pass sponsors by lobbyist on closed door they will have a big prob with the people and by the people. if everyone write to political dogs , protest and demand to follow the people what they want to the core they have no other way to leave it alone because it will hurt political dogs .not only that it will hurt every one. we are the masters and they are our servant not the other way around.
i may respect some copyright laws only the ones that you have to ask permission to distribute that’s it

its very complex.

sorry for my writing .
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dj,producer,activist, researcher (jfk,mlk,aclu,911,and new world order)
NJ1

The problem is that these folks shouldn’t be able to meddle with your internet, or anything, in the first place.

Not to mention they’re renowned world-wide for targeting people at random.

*32* is on the ball, read that…

Can you honestly tell me that you go buy a CD (read: 5 cent piece of plastic with the same data on it that has been copied\sold over and over) and feel like you HAVEN’T been totally ripped off? Pfft… yeah.

The prices in NZ are around $30 or more for a newish release, now that is theft for you. How much actually goes to the artist that you “support by buying” their CD, F*UCK ALL? I THINK SO… you are lining the pockets of greedy assholes that don’t care about music, CD’s or people.

I for one have not brought a CD in at least 10 years and would not have, even if it was not available via the net!

So RIANZ can piss off if they think they can tell me whats fair and reasonable.

Hugs and kisses,
NZ

I hope these will force the adoption of highly anonymous protocols that will put the final nail in the RIAA/ IPFI coffin!

what can i say… if i get a warning, i’ll stop buying music (around 150€ on my budget a month) and i’ll rent a 100mbit seed box in a foreign country instead, so i’ll end up downloading far more without buying anything. I’ll also start to get dvd isos, which i can’t really do with my actual connexion, since seeding won’t be a problem anymore.

Conclusion : epic win for the industry

I smell BS… why do you use BT for this – the selection is limited (not all scene content is upped and sometime nfos don’t get upped).

Why don’t you obtain your .nfo’s from vcdquality, nfohump or other sites that specialise in dir names & host nfos? The selection is far wider, always there and easier to obtain…

Knock yourself out. No need to rely on torrents any longer to get your NFO fix :D

…And if you ever wanted to create your own NFOs using the scene’s style with whatever content and frame you want, download a picture of some kind of frame and run it through this: http://www.glassgiant.com/ascii/
Then fill in the text accordingly.

Have fun :)

I think that in the UK Davenport Lyons don’t send letters out any more coz of all the bad press it got and the companies didn’t want to be associated with it.

On a serious note, this is quite foolish. The people of New Zealand need to unite (similar to the rantings of 41 and 42), and tell their government that they oppose this. The RIAA and other organizations have power if the people do not rise to oppose them.

While I say this you need to bear in mind that we are still rooted in reality. An armed uprising is a rather extreme expectation as a response, and should be avoided at all costs. The speculations that this might even be a possibility damages both our image and credibility as a group.

May I remind you of other groups who bore this mantra? The KKK, the Red Faction, and various other supremacy groups over the course of history.

We do not want to allow them to compare us with insane racists. Our movement must survive, and our ideas must be heard. I enjoy the idea that 19 stated, though I don’t see it happening.

The music industry will not change as long as there is a scapegoat to blame their failure upon. We have proven to our satisfaction (through various studies and expert reports) that pirating does not directly correspond to a drop in sales. These studies are parried by (factually proven incorrect) reports commissioned by the RIAA.

The real goal for each and every person out there should be to talk to their local government, provide the facts as they stand, and tell their government that being bullied by a private interest is not acceptable.

We have more than enough information to prove that we are right. If anything, the trial of The Pirate Bay highlights this in exquisite details. Any threats, direct or otherwise, only serve to hamper our cause.