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76 Oct 27, 2006 at 23:45 by n00b

I support prosecution of thieves like this, Anmol, and will be more likely to support any politician who agrees. Thank you for asking.

77 Oct 28, 2006 at 01:31 by dunreidir

The US Attorney would hope to send a powerful message, these case are like spitting on a forest fire, so the powers that be’ll take anything to spread some disproportionate fear. The problem is our laws. They’re not keeping up to reflect the people’s actions in the information age. Its a balance of needs, the need to spread information is currently overwhelming the powers to stop it.

78 Oct 28, 2006 at 04:23 by Douglas W. Goodall

The comments on this thread indicate that there is a real lack of understanding about the role of bittorrent and admins who promote copyright infringement. If a user installs bittorrent, and know his bandwidth is going to be used by people he doesn’t even know at moments he doesn’t expect, I guess that is the breaks of not knowing what you are installing.

As for copyright infringement, my experience was that I worked for two years on an enhanced operating system and later one of my customers who bought one copy told me that “all hist customers really liked my software”. I sold my software for a fair price and I never made enough money to make up for the time I spent developing it.

The Internet is wonderful, and bittorrent is a cool invention, but distributing copyrighted information is a crime. That’s very simple to understand, and all these self proclaimed computer wizards should have enough brain cells to understand the nature of stealing. Whether it is art, music, literature or code, if it’s copyrighted then the creator has rights. Get a job, make money, and purchase things that you want to have, and hope they aren’t stolen from you.

79 Oct 28, 2006 at 04:33 by Bitdownie

Hey! I live in Asia…somewhere. I’ve downloaded THOUSANDS of songs, put them on CD and listen to them in my car and my office. I give them to my friend free. So what?

If I go to the local market I can buy CD’s and VCD’s of exactly the same songs for $3 or $4. The music moguls can’t control the world, only that little bit of land you call USA (U Suck Ass!). Ha Ha!!! Come and get me dickwads! I’m waiting.

Oh! But wait. There are just so many of us. Will you have time to find us all? And what if the IP address you claim is downloading is wrong? Or worse, I have hijacked the IP address from a little old lady who lives in Pasadena? Or even worse, I am one of the millions of Chinese living somewhere in the middle of Middle Earth. Hmmmm, that could cause a problem, couldn’t it? How are you EVER going to find me. Good luck!!!

80 Oct 28, 2006 at 04:58 by DaDude

Let this serve as a reminder to all american voters, to vote Bush and his cronies out of office!

81 Oct 28, 2006 at 07:32 by momo

Wow, what some of you repliers lack in political understanding ironically (and unsurprisingly) make up in being very politically vocal. I cringe hearing how “evil” these USA copyright measures are and how “we” should vote out politicians who support such “ridiculous corporate money-hungry schemes”.

Let’s get real here - if it weren’t for USA copyright laws, who would protect the thousands and thousands of developers. producers, distributors, etc., and anybody else dependent on the success of the sales of those works of entertainment to retain an income for themselves and their families? Is not ~money~ the only motivator these industries have to continue investing in new films and movies, new games, new computer software, etc.? If we were to eliminate these laws and legalize pirating, wouldn’t we be effectively destroying future development in these industries?

It’s a bitch to be financially struggling and to see top executives in any industry making the big-bucks, but that does not give justification to steal from them. Rather, let us appreciate the opportunities this country provides to advance ourselves, through hard work, to “big-buck” status… and let us continue to reward those, financially, with the time, investment, and labor they have endured to put that entertainment work you enjoy on our store shelves.

82 Oct 28, 2006 at 08:27 by mr illegal downloader

all i can say is thank god i don’t live in the united states. i mean come on, getting these cds off the internet through torrentz is no different than me borrowing my friends cds and copying the material to my computer and making copies for myself. The internet just cuts out the middle man and gets me the music faster.

83 Oct 28, 2006 at 08:45 by mr illegal downloader

i would like to point out the fact that these “artists” that create the music we all love and listen to are just the same as some of the garage bands i have seen, the only difference is that the “artists” have soundboards and millions of dollars to digitally enhance their voices. These artists make tens of millions of dollars every year for making one or two albums.

Now i know that a lot of work goes into those albums, but i mean come on, i work a hell of a lot harder than these people and i’m happy that i have enough to make my house and car payments as well as bills and still have enough left over to enjoy the small things in life.

So the very fact that we have just stolen 10 million dollars from them by downloading their cds does not bother me in the least, because god forbid they should have to downgrade from their 20 room mansion that they live in by themselves in some cases to a 4 bedroom house and give up their 20 different kinds of luxury cars and SUVs.

The very fact that these some of these people “work” for 1 year to create an album that they make 20 million dollars off of and think that THEY ARE SO HARD WORKED DISGUSTS ME. I work anywhere from 5-7 days a week anywhere from 10 to 12 hours nonstop and i can guarantee you that i don’t make 20 million damn dollars a year, cause if i did, i wouldn’t need to work, any other person that has actually had to work for a living could truly appreciate the kind of money these people make.

What they spend in one day is equal to what some of us will never see if we work every day of our entire lives. So while i do enjoy their music, i think these “artists” need to be taken down a peg and i feel no bit of remorse for taking a hole twenty dollars away from them, or for whatever other money they lose because heaven forbid they cant add another level to each of their 23 million dollar 3 story summer mansions.

i hope that downloading increases and these “artists” are forced to come live in the real world with the rest of us.

84 Oct 28, 2006 at 09:08 by Nebojsa

Hahahahha ….USA, the bastion of democracy…hahahah….what a joke….

85 Oct 28, 2006 at 09:48 by Anmol

[quote comment="17685"]I support prosecution of thieves like this, Anmol, and will be more likely to support any politician who agrees. Thank you for asking.[/quote]
Democracy == What majority wants, happens.
Majority of ppl are using p2p’s.
minority are suing them, if p2p is really killing them then why is that they still are millionaires ?

86 Oct 28, 2006 at 16:22 by BCat

[quote comment="17574"]US Citizens (and other target market slaves),

I just returned from Iraq and saw how it works outside the U.S. [/quote]

Hi Soldier,
You’re in a unique situation in that you were ‘over there’, do not seem to be brain dead/washed like so many poor enlisteds and are willing to say your piece online. It would be good for those of us in the US to know more about the situtation over there.

For all others, did you know that American newspapers hardly ever publish info about the casualties of the Iraqi war? We’re fed only jingoistic slop (”terrorists must be caught no matter the price”) that the Hearst conglomerate allows.

You have to work to find the realistic picture if you’re not plugged into online shources. Lately, however, even the standard news media has been publishing news that the majority of the US citizens are ‘grumbling about the necessity for the war’ and Bush’s ratings have not climbed out of the 30’s no matter what new distractions they create (e.g., “Wag the Dog”).

It’s a good thing that the media seems to have jumped on the ‘hip’ bandwagon where casting a wary eye at the going’s on in Washington is becoming the smart thing to do. Whatever works. Media stars who openly criticize the war and G.W. Bush are no longer getting boo’ed off stage but are receiving standing ovations. And those stories are getting published!

Yes, it’s been utterly crummy living in the US these past 8 or so years. Alot of unemployment, rising costs, a pall of depression over what could be a wonderful, buoyant, free place to live. But, as an honored US icon once said, ‘The fat lady ain’t sung yet’. It’s not over, and maybe it’s just beginning.

Here’s to Freedom!
BarbaraCat

87 Oct 28, 2006 at 16:41 by 123

Damn u government, why don’t u just worry more about sexual predators who DIRECTLY abuse women out there and their families

88 Oct 28, 2006 at 19:35 by Someone

peace of shit and nothing else…

89 Oct 28, 2006 at 20:30 by aminorex

My stomach always turns when I see perverts spreading groundless fear. Evidently some people fantasize extensively about homosexual gang rape. Prison rape is less common than street rape, in reality.

I admire this person for having the moral courage to go to prison in the fight for freedom. I’m glad that it won’t be very inconvenient for him (5 months). I’m happy that it will cost the federal government nearly a quarter of a million dollars, but feel sorry for the poor fool taxpayers who have to pay for the MPAA extortion racket.

90 Oct 29, 2006 at 01:30 by Squ33

The U.S. can put a supposed copyright infringer in prison, but they still cannot find Osama Bin Laden. Am I the only one that sees a problem with this?

91 Oct 29, 2006 at 18:54 by DiNorscio

US style…

92 Oct 29, 2006 at 19:51 by jasper558

dosnt FBI has other business’s to deal with, like catch terrorists or something

93 Oct 29, 2006 at 23:00 by Shazza

I cant understand all this crap about the FBI etc… I see that instead of going after the sick b*stards, making money off little kids with their DIRTY vids, they go after a good communtiy that dont hurt no one but the rich b*stards that can afford it anyhow. The f**king FBI need to get their prioities straight, but i hear they are all perverts anyhow so they are probably getting their prioities right. :(

94 Oct 30, 2006 at 00:23 by scagdaboogah

i think basically the same as ‘mr illegal downloader’, artists are capitalists, theres nothing wrong with capitalism if its used correctly, but all artists are out to make money from the general public in any way possible, e.g. gig’s, albums, singles, posters, tshirts, this makes them very wealthy i.e. millionares, but the general public are not millionares so how is it fair.

Music is art, art should be shared with everyone. I dont think it is fair that the art i.e. the music can be sold on a plastic CD in a case for £12.00 ($22.00) when the disk and case costs pence to produce and ship.

I think that if bands should make their money by performing live and maybe by selling memorabilia, LOL! pop music would be buggered! Stupid computer generated booms, bangs and various twittering voices and sounds xD how can that be played live LOL, oh well, CONTINUE DOWNLOADING ‘ILLEGALLY’ AND POP MUSIC WILL BE IRRADICATED AND GIVE WAY FOR MUSIC ACTUALLY MADE WITH INSTRUMENTS NOT ‘TOOLS’ SUCH AS COMPUTERS!

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