@53 You missed one:
[x]Whining that (a search for) a certain form of encoded data (mp3) is illegal while it is not.

However it does fall into the catagory “misleading” and “trolling”.

This is GREAT news!

Hmm. The Chinese government seems to care about students the same way the RIAA/MPAA does.

I sure wish the Chinese government would use armoured tanks and crush the skulls of the RIAA/MPAA. *sigh*

I suggest you take a second look.. it’s really not that hard to append filetype:MP3 to the end of your google searches.. think before you speak.

also.. obvious troll is obvious :D

I will add such a part right now. :)

@all other complimenters

Thanks. I call it the Refute Neostyles/Reasoned Mind In Less Than Two Minutes template. Well, not really; I just made that up. But that’s basically what it does. All the power to counter the trolls and none of the work needed to post individual, lengthly responses that will just be ignored!

Yeah, and the reason is that it’s already so easy to find MP3s using Google that it would be redundant for them to add an MP3 search category.

For example, try Googling for ‘beatles torrent mp3′. Or ‘”parent directory” mp3′. Or ‘google filetype mp3′.

No matter how hard you pretend that Google is different from The Pirate Bay, you can’t turn it into a reality.

@Reasoned Mind’s other screen name
“Piracy is theft. Plain and simple. Pirates are thieves.”

Aren’t you tired of telling that lie yet? You must be. Sure, the paycheck you recieve from the MAFIAA probably makes it easier. But you have to be pretty worn out at this point.

How do you cope with it? Drugs? Alcohol? Or do you actually not cope with it and cry yourself to sleep every night?

The life of a paid shill. It’s tough. :(

Oh yeah, and for the record: Theft is when you take someone’s property away from them without their consent. Filesharing is when you virtually replicate a piece of property and then take only the replicated copy, which fails completely to qualify as theft for the obvious reason that nobody has had their property taken away from them, virtual or otherwise.

You lose. Again.

LOL. Go, Baidu!

Baidu should offer an HTTPS link to baidu.cn, and alternative language templates, and they may see a fair number of western people switch to using the Baidu service, too. ;)

Diddums, IFPI… :(

LOL. Go, Baidu!

Baidu should offer an HTTPS link to baidu.cn, and alternative language templates, and they may see a fair number of western people switch to using the Baidu service, too. ;)

Diddums, IFPI… :(

I would recommend another statement though:
Misuse of the term/definition of a “pirate”

“Piracy is a war-like act committed by private parties (not affiliated with any government) that engaged in acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea” (wikipedia)

I must admit though, that neo got it right this time: “Piracy is theft. Plain and simple. Pirates are thieves.” So yeah, by definition, pirates are thieves (or robbers, if you want so).
But as I can’t think of any actual file-sharers that commit acts of robbery and/or criminal violence AT SEA, I suppose they’re not pirates. Too bad :(

i simply must applaud you Sir, very well played indeed old chap

..how much humiliation can Neo take harr harr

could i suggest 1 more category for your fine template – out right lies

@53 Anonymous
Rock on.

You sir, never cease to amaze me. Does it even occur to you that the premise upon which your argument is based is in fact faulty? The very foundation of your above statement assumes that all MP3s are released without authorization from the artists, and therefore all free distribution of MP3s should be outlawed.

Do you see a problem with you’re argument, .neo.? Both Cadence Weapon, Johnathan Emile, and dozens of other artists release their albums for free, without restriction. You are essentially calling for the criminalization of their generosity, and labeling them criminals. Your arguments call for an unrealistic approach to this so-called ‘piracy problem,’ when in fact what you should be channeling your energy toward is actually a ‘competition problem’ on the part of audio-visual industries.

Unfortunately, all you and those industries are doing is giving a target for unhappy consumers to rally against, thus creating your own problem.

See? Just like I predicted. Anti-pirate whining.

Anyway.

Your post, #51, has been analyzed and determined to be

[x] misleading
[] FUD
[x] trolling

on the basis of the fact that you have (check all that apply)

[x] compared the downloading of a digital file with the theft of a physical object and/or called file sharing “stealing”
[] vastly exaggerated financial losses to rights holders due to file sharing
[] insisted that file sharing is killing the music/movie/software/book industries
[] stated that file sharing harms honest artists by depriving them of needed revenue
[] said that without copyright, there would be no incentive to create or innovate
[] implied or explicitly stated that artists should have absolute, permanent control over their creative works
[] supported unjust punishments for copyright infringement that do not fit the offense
[] supported unjust, expensive and invasive anti-piracy laws and measures
[x] defended the entertainment industries and/or excused an immoral or illegal action of theirs
[x] implicitly or explicitly attacked fair use, right of first sale, and/or the public domain

and you have done this despite the fact that (check all that apply)

[] effectively enforcing copyright on the Internet is difficult, time-consuming and expensive
[] changing laws to allow easy, effective enforcement of copyright on the Internet would breach peoples’ privacy and fair use rights
[] overly broad and restrictive copyright has been demonstrated to harm society and restrict creativity and innovation
[x] copyright infringement is no more theft than trespassing
[] the modern implementation of intellectual property rights favors large corporations over individuals
[x] just because something is illegal does not mean it’s wrong
[x] the financial losses to file sharing have been challenged and no solid evidence has appeared to support the claims of massive losses
[] Internet Service Providers have no desire to spend millions of dollars to police their networks and drive away customers
[x] one download of a copyrighted work does not equal one lost sale
[] any financial losses from file sharing are incurred by publishers and distributors as opposed to artists and creators
[x] artists may in fact benefit from file sharing as it gives greater exposure which leads to greater sales and a large fanbase
[x] it has been repeatedly demonstrated that people who download will also buy more
[x] some industries, such as the motion picture industry, are bringing in record profits despite file sharing
[x] due to regional lockout and the entertainment industries’ resistance to change, some people have no choice but to pirate content
[] a large amount of free and legal content exists online, proving that people will create even if there’s no financial incentive
[] you have failed to cite any sources for your arguments, particularly those dependent on data.

In conclusion, I advise you to:
[] review the fundamental intent of intellectual property law
[x] actually read the article you commented on
[x] actually respond to the arguments that others make against you
[x] apply basic ethics and morality to your future posts
[x] sodomize yourself with a retractable baton.

Obvious troll is obvious.

As certain as death and taxes, we will have anti-piracy trolls hit articles about defeats for Big Content so they can whine about it. Can’t grant those evul pirates rights, now can we?

Just give it time… they’ll appear. And be laughed at for their idiocy.

Let’s kill them all!

These corporate parasites are now so extreme that it is difficult to distinguish between their parodied opinion and the real one!

US companies should stop exporting goods to china. They should call it the People’s Republic of Theft.

@55 all you have to do is watch this documentary on bill clinton
to see how he sold out the usa to china.
its a must,if you have not seen it or question the ammount of CORRUPTION IN THE USA GOVERMENT.
http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-6107885031407830500#

ROFL, in your face IFPI scum !!!