That’s like suing Smith and Weston or Colt for all Murders commuted with their weapons.

Idiots!

Rapidshare allows you to download files for free, with a wait-limit for download and a fifteen minute wait minimum after download. You all probably know this. However, is it possible for a potential downloader functioning by such means to be tracked and prosecuted? Is this considered illegal if Rapidshare is allowing this in their system as well as advocating it by virtue of allowing it to become freely available? Is this piracy? Is such a direct-download P2P? Basically; would I be in danger? Yes I’m a newb.

http://torrentfreak.com/copyright-drama-prevents-artist-from-sharing-music-on-myspace-091007/

BTW, Bram Cohen is great, a idol IMO, especially to others with Asperger’s Syndrome/autism.

People very well get the point, it’s just that this point isn’t what Big Content usually makes.
They have been making a habbit of attacking BT rather than those who use BT for unlawful actions (the first mentioned fights against TPB and iiNet) and that one of them agrees that the technology ain’t the badguy here is indeed something to be glad about.

So I’m supposed to prop up a business that has a failing business plan, not unlike the auto, and housing industries did? If they can not or are unwilling to adapt to market demands (what the people want) and offer a product at a reasonable cost, then, no, I don’t feel sorry for them. I’ve never said its legal to dl music, video, etc. I do it because I won’t support their tyrannical attempts to control me. By attacking their customer base they are hurting themselves.

Through BT I have found music that I simply never knew existed. I have since been to shows because of this, a win for the artist, not MegaCorp-I-Want-It-All.

Movies, same thing, I have dl’d and watched numerous indy films that I would never have heard of. Again, win for the small guy.

Many things I dl are no longer available for purchase. Anywhere! What choice do I have? They obviously don’t care.

You say you dl linux distros, indie bands. Have YOU donated to them? Be honest. And did you read the link I posted above.

many blind people here today, as usual? >_<

Fine if you don’t agree with copyright downlaod GBytes of stuff most people have to pay for whatever they want to watch, whilst .torrenters leech it for free.
No each dload isn’t a lost sale, no-0ne should be fined $millions for 24 tracks. But then again, each judment that goes against an illegal dloader isn’t bribed, everyone that disagrees with the TF stance isn’t a fool, moron or idiot or paid by MAFIAA. Worse they are not chld molesters…how was that comment allowed to stand? RM NS whoever is merely staing a fact. According to copyright law, it is illegal. You may not agree WITH the law, but law it is, however unfair. Fight to change it then. Yes I’d be very happy to not pay £5 for CDs and get them free, who wouldn’t? But if I do, at the moment, I do not have a legal license to play that music, no matter how you dress it, apply semantics.

Somehow people seem to think the Police should only chase people looking at disgusting conent, as nobody is harmed in merely sharing a file. It’s like the excuse people getting caught speeding, they say” why aren’t you out catching all the rapists child molesters and burglars, it’s irrelevant, it all against the law.

Very simple… They are losing money on lawyers, lobbyists, bribes, private investigators, spokesmen, politicians, courtcases, ACTA, memberships to 20.000 questionable organizations, expensive CEO’s, DRM …. and much more.

But then again as so many also prove here that even if they attack people , while in risk of being sued even go to the cinema or still buy media. The time of peoples attention is getting shorter (much caused by media industry) so they quickly forget any such news until the next disaster appears on TV the next or same day. So the media industry doesn’t lose any money at all and any call for a boycot will sadly fail.

Just see how many people wanted to buy “full price” very old albums from a dead artist just because he just died and how fast the media industry was prepared to deliver the (temporary) wished for goods.

Sorry for the delay in response, as I had to work today and sanitize this post!

My daughter turned 30 in July, so I’m slightly over 18. And no, I’m not a super intelligent mind reading psi powered alien, I do have reading skills though and you just seem to have a definite lean to RMs way of thinking. I’m simply not sure which side of the fence you sit on. Do you use BT for anything?

I’ve tried to engage RM in a discussion, but as soon as I ask a question he can’t answer he just goes away. I’ve even called him on things he has said contradicting himself. Has he responded to the questions I posted above? Are they unreasonable, irrelevant or off topic questions?

Thank you for seeing my point on the exec, however I did not say sue, I said charged with a crime. Was he subjected to a search, seizure of his computers and other assorted items, and later questioned at length?

For an interesting take on the whole pirating issue try reading the post at
http://torrentfreak.com/millions-of-file-sharers-hide-their-identities-online-091103/
Read the comment starting with @34 near the bottom and the following comment that was posted. Briefly, the commenter makes a comparison between the Underground Railroad and what is happening with piracy today.

One more question, do you agree with the judgment against Jammie, even though the previous judge thought the damages were excessive, hence the retrial?

I would have to agree, they really cant call DLing TV eps “piracy”, well, perhaps if its HBO or Showtime, but even then, if you have the services paid for in your homee then I would say you’re not doing a thing wrong…
I pay for expanded cable service, all the TV shows I DL I do have the choice of just watching on TV- if I cared to… But I dont, I prefer to download and watch..
No different than setting my DVD/VCR or TIVO to record…

if they want to make a case out of it, they will lose…

I tried to respond to your last comment, but my response was deleted by TF. Apparently free speech is not welcome here. I’m trying to debate and I’m not a psi powered alien. Too bad, I had some good points for you to ponder.

Thanks, MPAA – now I have to find a real job.

You can put this on p2p with the commercials still in place and charge advertisers for that just like with broadcast.

So what is the big issue in there?

Why producers of TV-seires should prevent their stuff from going P2P?

The “man” admits the technology is great, he says nothing about being happy that his shit is getting “jacked”..

I think that people NEED to read TF’s articles a little more closely( myself included) TF embellishes (quite a bit at times) as well as portrays a certain “bias” in their writing (which is fine, we’re pirates, getting news from a pro-pirate news site)

P2P Technology is cool, using it to dl WB’s crap is not giving them a warm fuzzy feeling, LoL….

Although Brahm at least points out the benefits, hopefully some good comes of that!

WB are “starting” to talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?
Ill be waiting to see before they get a penny of my money ;)

And yes he is a supplier, why didn’t AFACT MAFIAA MPAA et al have him sued?

Opposed to an illiterate being fined $1.96m??

Easy targets? Easy Access Easy Life

@51, no never dloaded it. He played the first 10mins this stupid message about being a pre=release copy etc etc, so I told him to take it off. Yes I went to the cinema as it looked promising and it was.
Obviously, you won’t believe this as I’m obviously Reasoned Mind whatever and your a super intelligent mind reading psi powered alien, if you wanna trade insults rather than sensible adult debate. You are over 18 aren’t you?

Now that would make him a “supplier” much like a drug dealer would be considered and are actively hunted and prosecuted. Why is it he just loses his job (which he will just get another one at another label, good-ol-boy network and all) and these other people have their lives ruined for merely sharing media that is not complete or of commercial quality in most cases?

Please give us your raisined mind thoughts on this.

Quote “Gran Torino played to me by a friend”

A friend “played” it for you, riiight! Sure you didn’t download it yourself or if not did you berate your “friend” for doing something illegal like you seem to be willing to do on here? Did you go see it at the theater of buy the DVD? If no, why then your no better than us and your blathering is pointless!

So is it right the exec gets off just losing his job? Are the draconian measures they use right? How about the illegal methods they use as I pointed out above, are they right?

Please get up on the pulpit and preach down to us misbegotten sons of thieves!

Not all pirate copies are “paid” for by any measure.

Gran Torino played to me by a friend, was clearly a reviewers copy.

Just admit it’s not illegal, people do it, a lot of people ….doesn’t make it right,,, don’t try to justify it. Just admit you don’t agree with copytheft… still don’t make it right

Look it up, you fat lazy piece of shit.

http://www.dictionary.com

“pilfered material” = stolen material

You and all your trollish friends try to understand, OK. The files that are “shared” are not stolen they are purchased by the original uploader, he then puts a COPY of said (paid for) media up to share with others who in turn share things they have. Nothing is stolen, no profit is made between any party involved (except you). Is money being stolen from you? No! Are you losing potential money? Yes! By not adapting to the new marketplace. Do I feel bad because your not making as much money as you would like too? No! Do you care that I’m not making as money as I would like too?

You all call us thieves and criminals, well what about using investigators that are not licensed, what about DDOSing a site, what about trying to get hackers to break into torrent sites?

These are all tactics plus more, used by your masters in their illegal attacks against us. Lets hear your opinion on these proven illegal acts.

@eZee

I may have infringed your copyright, please don’t turn me over to the trolls, they are scary people! ;}

Oh yeah, almost forgot, no.styles if your copy of “Trolling for Children” hasn’t arrived yet, you could probably borrow raisined minds.

Tell us, do you still get paid for work you did last year or ANY previous time for any previous work you did before your last paycheck? Do you still profit for work you did for a previous employer? I don’t, even though the products I worked on are still being sold and used and profited from. Is that fair? Why don’t I still get paid for them?

Are you an actor/actress? Are you a musician? Have you ever been in a movie or recorded a song? I have. I don’t get anything from either one.

I have a family member who is a song writer and is currently embroiled in a copyright battle over songs she wrote. S it stands now she gets about $20USD a month for her hard work. And the “rights” won’t revert back to her descendants until long after she is dead. Is this your concept of fair?

Have you ever used bittorent for anything legal or otherwise (linux distro, indie film, etc.)? Because if not why are you on a site strictly about bittorrent news, commenting about things of which you know nothing.

You keep talking about how much money the industry is losing. Show me your proof. Give us a web site that shows these numbers. You can’t do it because they don’t exist. All you ever do is rant incessantly, calling us thieves and criminals for copyright infringement.

Finally as some other commenter posted elsewhere, I think I will just start calling you a child molesting, animal sex having, pervert with a lifetime membership to NAMBLA. Don’t like it? Tough! I don’t have proof of these claims you say, neither do you. So go somewhere else you sick, child abusing, goat fuxxing pedophile!

@ehhhh
Try doing a google search. Its amazing what is on this evil interweb thingy!

Even if they are stooges, at least appreciate the opposing viewpoint they bring to the table.

Anyhow, this announcement from WB is quite surprising. Though, this wasnt stated thru the official representation channnels so I agree with the first poster. This guy will probably be sacked.

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Thank you. :-)

@ Warner Bros and all those (you know what)

IF I DOWNLOAD IT ILLEGALY, IT MEANS I WILL NOT BUY IT so stop spending MILLIONS of $ for crap you can’t control the earth!

>:( you guys ruin everything such a bunch of losers! now i have to find a new job thanks alot…