Will you stop using P2P software?

[Jelsoft]

Now that the RIAA is on the warpath (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030625/tech_music_4.html), will you stop using P2P software?

[BloodStraw]

I dont really know i might just stop sharing/downloading MUSIC for a while but i will share and download other stuff. btw if you dont live in the US can you still get sued by the riaa?

[mp3master1215]

they dont scare me im downloading right now!

[ATLien]

Yea, Right!

[Jelsoft]

Originally posted by BloodStraw
I dont really know i might just stop sharing/downloading MUSIC for a while but i will share and download other stuff. btw if you dont live in the US can you still get sued by the riaa?

From what I gather, the RIAA is targeting only American users.

But if the RIAA is successful in their lawsuits, other record organizations in other countries may follow the same example.

So that is why it is important that the RIAA must not be successful with their lawsuits against file traders.

The fate of the globe P2P use is in your hands fellow Americans!

[Dman212]

I have and always will use P2P software. I'm never gonna stop downloading music from the net. They think I'm gonna stop just because some shitty artists can't buy a 2003 jag or a brand new bentley next to the others they already have? I don't think so. Fuck all these greedy ass artists and record execs. If anything this whole RIAA thing has encouraged me to download even more.

[g-smooth2k]

Originally posted by Jelsoft
will you stop using P2P software?

Hell No, I ain't afraid of the RIAA

Why? cause they friggin' suck

:shoot

I will always use p2p software and be downloading crap

Hahaha

:fire :fire

[Jack1H]

I went ahead and voted in this Poll, but can I be assured that this Poll is being run by ZeroPaid and not some RIAA agent?

Also, you'll note that this Poll provides the RIAA with a very easy way to gage how effective their new campaign is.

[Plastic_Jesus]

I have stopped using Kazaa, and other P2P software years ago.
too many viruses, spyware, and now this.
don't get me wrong, I do download (a whole lot) but not through Kazaa.
the time has come to make the transfer guys! Kazaa is dead!
Long Live the IRC Network! where the bots are protected by law, and the files are Encrypted!

[ATLien]

years ago....
Hmmm. How many years ago? Just Kiddin'.

[Tremaine]

No!

[TipYourBartender]

BRAWK BUCK BUCK BUCK BRAWWWWWWWK

Stop being a chicken. Share your files.

[Wings_of_Azrael]

I doubt they'll be looking in the private, metal hubs where I do the vast majority of my file sharing. There's simply nothing there for them to find. People sharing music from independent and non-RIAA labels. As for downloading other things. I don't download movies anymore because this junk coming out now bores me to death; certainly not worth any fine or prison sentence. Apps, well that's what newsgroups are for; eMule as well, but that calls for guerilla file sharing tactics.

[serrebi101]

lets see, what have I'd dl'd in the last week? o yeah, lol, can't mention names, anyway, im still dling, 3 tv epps one making fun of j loe, lol, 5 songs[not all dling], etc, its not stoping me, my gb is just growing higher,
and o yeah, I, AM, CANADIAN!
Edit: the news of this isn't publicized really, outside of Canada, so people wont really know outside the u.s since we dont get fox news, we do get cnn, but I dont know to many ppl watching that, lol.
Not saying lots of ppl watch fox news, but ya never know,
Dont stop sharing music! If you dont like mainstreme music, your safe! Thank god I think!

[Tremaine]

Originally posted by serrebi101
I, AM, CANADIAN!
Yup the RIAA is only going after americans so far from what i know!

[stephen_sterritt]

Originally posted by Jelsoft
Now that the RIAA is on the warpath (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030625/tech_music_4.html), will you stop using P2P software?

the RIAA can go jump no mutha f*cka will stop me using P2P software

[FileHoover]

Originally posted by mp3master1215
they dont scare me im downloading right now!
I wouldn't be scared if I was downloading either since they are going after people who share.

Share 5000 files, lots of recent stuff like madonna and tell us when you do.

[method]

heh.. dealie.. u been looking for avatars in the same place as me? ::)

Oh.. and no... I'm still gonna keep downloading and keep sharing. I've got nastier plans but trust me.. the name 'method' won't be anywhere near those plans!

[Winphuk]

I think the RIAA will be gone long before we will be.

It is important to let them know that we won't tolerate these persecutions. We need to have days when nobody buys CDs.
Kind of like those gas out days, when Opec was about to raise oil prices.
Then we will make these 5 words clear. THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS BOSS.

[FileHoover]

Originally posted by Winphuk
I think the RIAA will be gone long before we will be.

It is important to let them know that we won't tolerate these persecutions. We need to have days when nobody buys CDs.
Kind of like those gas out days, when Opec was about to raise oil prices.
Then we will make these 5 words clear. THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS BOSS.
But you're not a customer if you don't pay.

[rainbowdemon]

WinMx, as we all know, is one of the bigger p2p apps.There has been no mention of it in all the RIAA/MPAA rantings. It just goes happily on it's way. Kazaa, and most of the others have been sued and sued again, but never any mention of WinMx. Now I'm not complaining about this, but I don't understand. Why is this one being left alone?

[[KwestSeeker]]

Originally posted by FileHoover
But you're not a customer if you don't pay.
...but even if you did, they'd still be trying to pimp you just like they did when we used to be "customers"...

[Ken17625]

Will you stop using P2P software?

Never.

From the moment I found out about P2P, I just couldn't imagine a world without it.

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by Jack1H
I went ahead and voted in this Poll, but can I be assured that this Poll is being run by ZeroPaid and not some RIAA agent?

Also, you'll note that this Poll provides the RIAA with a very easy way to gage how effective their new campaign is.
The creator of this thread does not represent ZP, he is a member here, anyone can be a member. So in theory he could be an RIAA agent. (I doubt he is though). In other words, NO, this poll is NOT being run by ZeroPaid.

The RIAA allready knows how effective or ineffective they are, they don't need silly polls on websites where a whole 30 people vote.

Personally, I won't stop sharing, there will allways be a private hub around for me to trade on. Or if I have to, I've made some great friends here at ZP, most of which I have on messenger, I can allways trade through there

[Winphuk]

Originally posted by FileHoover
But you're not a customer if you don't pay.

But if you buy and share you are.

[JennEmile]

Well, let me tell you. In the last month I have downloaded 23 viruses from P2P programs. Compared to last year when I never even seen a virus. Many, many of the songs I have dl were crappy quality or there wasn't anything at all. As a matter of fact, I have been having a real difficult time finding any good quality songs at all. I have been resorting to web site downloads(through google mostly), forums and IRC to get anything. I think that the way of the modern P2P programs have gone and a new P2P society will rise. It's just getting worse and worse. That's all I have to say about that. :mellow

[swiftkonartis]

They could sue me.But while I am getting sued I would still be on Kazaa downloading music.They can't stop me.What are they going to sue me for 20,000.I don't have that kind of money on hand so why not download or share more and double it to 40,000 dollars.Suing ain't going to stop P2P, and it isn't going to stop me.The only thing threatening to sue is going to do now is I am never going to buy another cd again I am getting all my cd's off of P2P exclusively.

[rainbowdemon]

We stop, we lose. End of story. Game over. It's just that simple!!

[NightZombie]

Originally posted by rainbowdemon
WinMx, as we all know, is one of the bigger p2p apps.There has been no mention of it in all the RIAA/MPAA rantings. It just goes happily on it's way. Kazaa, and most of the others have been sued and sued again, but never any mention of WinMx. Now I'm not complaining about this, but I don't understand. Why is this one being left alone? Because WinMx is decentralized.

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by NightZombie
Because WinMx is decentralized.
So are many other networks. They still get scanned.

[metale]

FUCK WITH RIAA!!

it's showtime.....
let the game begin.....
this is war!

haha and all those things....

[Jelsoft]

Originally posted by serrebi101
lets see, what have I'd dl'd in the last week? o yeah, lol, can't mention names, anyway, im still dling, 3 tv epps one making fun of j loe, lol, 5 songs[not all dling], etc, its not stoping me, my gb is just growing higher,
and o yeah, I, AM, CANADIAN!
Edit: the news of this isn't publicized really, outside of Canada, so people wont really know outside the u.s since we dont get fox news, we do get cnn, but I dont know to many ppl watching that, lol.
Not saying lots of ppl watch fox news, but ya never know,
Dont stop sharing music! If you dont like mainstreme music, your safe! Thank god I think!

Don't be so smug.

I hope you realize that if the RIAA is successful with their lawsuits in America, the Canadian record company has stated that they will follow suit.

[CTC Command]

Scared of the RIAA? Yeah. Much the same way I was scared of the cops before I got sober a few years ago. Driving down the road after drinking a few beers, weed in my pocket. Seeing no cops, I was cool but still scared of the cops. Must have done that several thousand times if I did it once. Another day I'm driving down the road after drinking a few beers, weed in my pocket again. Drive past a cop just sitting there. AHHHH! Now I'm really scared. Must have happened a few hundred times over my 15 year D&D career. Another day, driving down the road after drinking a few beers, weed in my pocket, come speeding around the corner and there's the cops. Pull me over and search me. Busted. But did that stop me? For a a few days or weeks, perhaps. Did it stop anyone else for even 1 day after they read my name in the paper? Nope.

Being scared of having broken the law is not the same as that law detering one from the illegal activity prohibited by that law. People know what they are doing is illegal, whether it's a dui, buying some pot in the park, or downloading the Simpsons off of Kazaa. Knowing that somewhere is a glowering bureaucracy that is inimical to them causes some aprehension, :sw but hasn't stopped the 3,901, 624 users on Kazaa right now from sharing 6,914,688 gigs of mostly copywritten material.


Instead of all this pointless bickering and running around like Chicken Little, there are several constructive things we can all do here.

1) Stop purchasing CD's. Urge everyone you know to join the boycott until the RIAA lets off on the filesharing BS and lowers the price of CD music while negotiating fairer contracts for artists.

2) Don't stop using P2P software. Think there's room in America's prison/court system for 3,901, 624 new cases? C'mon, folks--there's a War on Drugs going on!

3) Register to vote in the town where you live. Urge all your friends who DL that are old enough to do the same. Form a little club, and send letters to your state and national representatives explaining your position and how you intend to vote in the upcoming election. Do know what you will have done? You will have formed a POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE. Just like every other special interest group that gets itts way on Capitol Hill. Including the RIAA.

This is a political problem. It calls a political solution. It calls for us to, in the words of Ben Franklin "to all hang together, or else we shall all indeed hang separately.":cross

[cpugeniusmv]

lmao!

[Celtic Fox]

Absolutely I will stop using p2p progs.....right after the lower my rotting dead carcass 6 feet under.:finger

[Wolfie]

Originally posted by cpugeniusmv
lmao!

It looks like the poll is sending a message to the RIAA in more than one way, lol. ;-)

[salmonman_78]

I have been downloading stuff ever since napster was first being spoken. Since then I have been through most of the programs that are now history; Scour, bearshare, audio galaxy. And some are still up like kazaa and morpheus and WinMX and am now gonna try and use earthstation5. I won't stop downloading, I always have kept shared files to a small amount and well would LOVE to see the government try to sue all of us. The whole economy is in a slump and this is just one way of fixing one type of business from going any further down. I will admit if they would have stopped Napster when it first came out, and I mean within a few days of it being released, they might have had a chance. But now with us having all these programs at our availability and ease of access it is almost impossible to cut this out of the internet. A case of big brother trying to come in and censor us and take our goodies away that we've had for so long. And if they did launch lawsuits against all of us then wouldn't the millions of the infringement lawsuits clog up the legal system and grind it to a halt blocking all the real criminals from being taken care of? Well I'm done ranting for now, check later

[reg]

. . . . somebody say boycott??

[ROMANTICGUY50]

Originally posted by Jelsoft
Now that the RIAA is on the warpath (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030625/tech_music_4.html), will you stop using P2P software?

No! I will not stop filsharing til the last second and then some.
SCREW THE RIAA.. They are the crooks in all of this
:fire :hole
I also support a nationwide Boycott of the recording industry.. Plus I also am writing to my represenatives and senators.

[dock0184]

Its only time before other and annonymous p2p services emerge. A 100 people of RIAA can't win against us millions. History teaches that the youth generation shapes the future, not some old sitting ducks. :devil RIAA morons will suck the dick, quick lick the slick sick, get the all-inclusive ass-kick by a geek hacker chick

[Lamourlady]

no!

[radiodaze]

Hey all, I'm a reporter with National Public Radio and I'm working on a story about fileswapping services that are popping up that protect the identity of the users from probbing eyes such as the RIAA -- services like filetopia and Blubster. Is anyone out there using them and would you be willing to talk to me? Or is anyone out there trying to come up with ways to protect themselves from the RIAA? Drop me an email if you are interesting in speaking with me at NPRReporter1@aol.com
I can promise anonymity. Thanks all. Laura Sydell

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by radiodaze
Hey all, I'm a reporter with National Public Radio and I'm working on a story about fileswapping services that are popping up that protect the identity of the users from probbing eyes such as the RIAA -- services like filetopia and Blubster. Is anyone out there using them and would you be willing to talk to me? Or is anyone out there trying to come up with ways to protect themselves from the RIAA? Drop me an email if you are interesting in speaking with me at NPRReporter1@aol.com
I can promise anonymity. Thanks all. Laura Sydell hhhmmmmmm!!!

[radiodaze]

Not sure what that's about. But, I generally find this a really interesting discussion going on here.

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by radiodaze
Not sure what that's about. But, I generally find this a really interesting discussion going on here. Let's just say that in light of the recent developments, I'm just a tad suspicious of a claim like that.

[radiodaze]

Well, I do understand your suspicion. Although I would be surprised if the RIAA started posting here when they have other methods of getting at plenty of people using Kazaa et al. At any rate, I'm definitely not out to get anyone in trouble. I'm just trying to produce a story about the impossibility of the RIAA's strategy.

[BlueLieu]

Originally posted by Jack1H
I went ahead and voted in this Poll, but can I be assured that this Poll is being run by ZeroPaid and not some RIAA agent?

Also, you'll note that this Poll provides the RIAA with a very easy way to gage how effective their new campaign is.

I doubt that the RIAA would place much stock in the public sentiment echoed by ZP users. We are a bit jaded afterall. They are probably more interested in the new technical developments in the "War on P2P". Other than that I can't imagine why they would visit us.

[Jelsoft]

Originally posted by Jack1H
I went ahead and voted in this Poll, but can I be assured that this Poll is being run by ZeroPaid and not some RIAA agent?

Also, you'll note that this Poll provides the RIAA with a very easy way to gage how effective their new campaign is.

I'm the one who started the poll.

The last time I check, I'm not on the RIAA payroll.

[DeadAssassin]

HAHAHAHAHA, The RIAA acts like there going to get everybody, there probably only going to attempt get the groups that rip cd's and post them on the internet and a few of the big software yankers,(21st century etc.) The RIAA can blow me, and everyone else who steals shit from the internet, it's not like there going to burst into you harddrive, checking everything you have.:black

[NDGAARONDI]

I'll continue using it. It will help bands that I read in a magazine called, Powerplay, get around :) Mostly non-commercial stuff.

You see the RIAA probably realises people use P2P for this reason, so they'd be breaking a US anti-trust law I believe. They won'r admit though. Would they? ;)

I wander if any other countries said they'll follow along except Canada.........?

[ROMANTICGUY50]

Originally posted by Jelsoft
Now that the RIAA is on the warpath (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030625/tech_music_4.html), will you stop using P2P software?

HELL NO. I won't stop filesharing. SCREW THE RIAA.

[dock0184]

Originally posted by serrebi101
I, AM, CANADIAN!


HAHAHHAHAHA. Thats the one and only good thing about being a canadian

I'm a 19 year old college student under 10,000 debt. My assets are my laptop and a few books from last year worth a total of around 3000 dollars. Suppose if I had 58.7 GB of music downloaded, for which RIAA wanted to sue me. Hell my net worth is in negative dollars. I don't have a dime to pay them

[Ravenshrike]

:black

The only way the riaa will stop this is if the gov. creates something like the FBI just to stop file sharing. Since this most likely won't happen p2pers are safe. If anything hopefully the riaa will go bankrupt in trying to sue all these people

[CCSDUDE]

Not a chance in hell....

I'm STILL seeding the 1. something gb copy of the 5th Harry Potter audio book...128kbs...perfect copy...I hope that twat is losing loads of money because of people like me.

[djalibi]

seems like the key word is "share" , so stop sharing, downloading, well guess thats another thing, p2p, no more for me, isnt worth tha drama,. there are are other ways to get music, it sucs that this shit is happening, hang in there.maybe everything will pan out later, AINT NO TRACK WORTH 100.000 DOLLARS in fines and i love music.

[chuckv64]

Originally posted by Jelsoft
Now that the RIAA is on the warpath (http://biz.yahoo.com/rc/030625/tech_music_4.html), will you stop using P2P software?

No way in hell

[maartendc]

Easy answer...

NO

[rainbowdemon]

Other than that I can't imagine why they would visit us. I can. We are the hard core sharers. Sharing thousands of files. They don't care about your 14 year-old sister downloading 3 or 4 Britney Spears songs. They want the big sharers. ZP members qualify as that for sure!!!!

[Jon49]

i dunno about anyone else, but these latest developments are inspiring me to _become_ one of these 'big sharers' that the riaa are making so much noise about.

currently, im only sharing like 100 files. but soon, ill have access to a fat connection and it'll be supernode time...

[Cydor]

Fuck no I wont stop....P2P is like crack,ones you use it ...you can't stop no matter what

[thegreatjoejoe]

ha i like your frank reply.

joejoe

[MoonMan]

After my 3 day download binge at my cousins house, I can safely say I will NEVER stop using p2p clients.

[MVDU]

No, right now I don't plan to. They can't go after so many millions of people.

[MusikBeatz23]

No! The RIAA doesn't scare me!... I could care less what the f*** RIAA do, let them do WTF they want to do but they will never stop P2P, I will never stop file sharing...

[mp3MaStA88]

hell fuckin no! i will neva stop using filesharing programs, especially since i love sharing music!

[Aznmask]

after June 22 i have uninstalled Kazaalite czu i live in USA..

[downloadalot]

Man kill yourself!!!
They can't get you if you're DEAD!

[Aznmask]

Originally posted by downloadalot
Man kill yourself!!!
They can't get you if you're DEAD!

go for yourself.. czu you live in Canada.

[NDGAARONDI]

how sensible and mature

[Brycen257]

Hell no, I won't stop using the P2P programs to download music and movies. Its naive to think that many people would when they have the means available right on their computers.
I predict that for every person who drops out of the P2P programs because they are scared of the threats levied against them, another 2 or 3 people will take their place. P2P is a growth industry . The number of P2P programs, the websites that cater to file sharers and the number of users has increased dramatically in recent years and as long as 1 or more services remain available, they will be in high demand.

The RIAA and the music industry that think they can scare people away are idiots if they think their latest campaign will either lower the number of people using P2P programs or increase music sales. Kiss my ass , RIAA shitheads. !!!

[mp3MaStA88]

right now i don't really care wut the fuc*ing RIAA or MPAA say or do, because filesharing is my life on my computer, besides my outside world! they are just pieces of shizzle! im never going to stop using filesharing programs, because i love to share music and download movies, music, programs! I use peerguardian just to bounce my ip address, and i love it!:shoot :devil2 :error

[Wolfie]

I use peerguardian just to bounce my ip address, and i love it!

I was under the impression PG just blocked OTHER suspecious (or the ones on the list) IPs trying to connect to you, not bounced YOUR own IP around.

[vipp]

Originally posted by janett999
i will definitly stop useing P2P

when there is no more internet :)

Thank God you spell as bad as I do!




















(I hope you recognize the affection there) ;)

[Kevin06906]

No way! After all the downloading i did, I'll be in a trance if all my files went to hell. But i admit, that i get paranoid with this sueing and jailing crap and i hope i do not get discovered by the RIAA. I have a lot of hits on peerguardian since this RIAA situation started.

I got hit by the friggen MPAA, riaa, netware, FBI, new york studios, north carolina crap.

At least i don't share over 1 million files. How can you have 1 million files? What do you do, download everything in sight?

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by Wolfie
I was under the impression PG just blocked OTHER suspecious (or the ones on the list) IPs trying to connect to you, not bounced YOUR own IP around.
You and me both.

It doesn't bounce your ip around, it only works like a mini firewall and blocks what you tell it to.

Originally posted by janett999 to vipp
and i hope you and krell are happy together :)
Uh oh, do I sense a little jelousy??

[KiwiTHUGG]

DOO WAH DIDDY!.........

P2P is like a DRUG......You know somebody is doing it... But noone admits it! :mellow
Hi all I am new to this forum as you can tell! I am also a New Zealander..
The RIAA has no juristiction here but the RIANZ does Recording Industry Assoiation New Zealand! There thats your point of "DOES IT AFFECT USERS OUTSIDE THE US"?
I am a loyal consumer to the Kazaa and other programs on the P2P networks, trying to find the right one is the only problem I have!
Even if the RIANZ or RIAA in other words, succeeds in taking me to the slammer I will make sure its worth it, as I am sure many of you will! currently the RIANZ have got a saying:
BRN&GETBURNT.....Lmao! I spit on them! I have just noticed a 1million drop in users on Kazaa:mellow don't give in man! as other users on this topic have stated the RIAA is winning this WAR!

[TC75580]

Originally posted by KiwiTHUGG
DOO WAH DIDDY!.........

P2P is like a DRUG......You know somebody is doing it... But noone admits it!
Hi all I am new to this forum as you can tell! I am also a New Zealander..

The RIAA has no juristiction here but the RIANZ does Recording Industry Assoiation New Zealand! There thats your point of "DOES IT AFFECT USERS OUTSIDE THE US"?
I am a loyal consumer to the Kazaa and other programs on the P2P networks, trying to find the right one is the only problem I have!
Even if the RIANZ or RIAA in other words, succeeds in taking me to the slammer I will make sure its worth it, as I am sure many of you will! currently the RIANZ have got a saying:
BRN&GETBURNT.....Lmao! I spit on them! I have just noticed a 1million drop in users on Kazaa:mellow don't give in man! as other users on this topic have stated the RIAA is winning this WAR!
First of all, in case you've been lurking here for a while, welcome to the other drug that we call posting :;)

now, have the RIANZ taken anyone to court, or requested subpoenas? tho they may have the same attitude as the RIAA, until they take action, they are useless corporate giunea pigs.

what kind of files are you looking for? answer that question and you'll solve your problem of finding the program that fits you.

We all know the best long-term response to the RIAA's mind-fucking isn't to stop using the P2P networks at our service, but the average person doesn't, and they rarely accidentally stumble upon Zeropaid to tell them what's right.

[Mel_Smiley]

I urge everyone to use caution but not necessarily stop. Don't get mad and make yourself stand out more than you have too. These are serious times, lets take this time to pull back and explore more safe methods of P2P. Theres a new breed coming, lets hope we dont have to wait long for something that works well.

You come here for some reason dont you? Stay informed, stay safe


:bk :bk :bk :bk

[KiwiTHUGG]

You never know until you try!
Help I can't get into the http:\\www.kazaakpp.com website! is it down or something?
I have kazaakpp aka K++ installed thanks to you guys here at ZEROPAID! but I can't log onto the website! please let me know if you can or can't or help me find a solution! it comes up cannot find sever if that helps!

[TC75580]

Originally posted by KiwiTHUGG
You never know until you try!
Help I can't get into the http:\\www.kazaakpp.com website! is it down or something?
I have kazaakpp aka K++ installed thanks to you guys here at ZEROPAID! but I can't log onto the website! please let me know if you can or can't or help me find a solution! it comes up cannot find sever if that helps!
website is up, forums are down.

[seraph]

I wonder what percentage of p2p users are american!!! I'm European and over on this side there hasn't been any publicity against p2p filesharing... guess they just can't be screwed! Thats why I would never dream of stop using p2p apps. It would be interesting to know what effect it would have on all the p2p networks if suddenly the entire United States stopped sharing?

[KiwiTHUGG]

Nope! Still can't get onto thier website! Its never done this b4! help! is it me or is there something wrong with thier website?
http:\\www.kazaakpp.com

[Jelsoft]

According to Slyck (http://www.slyck.com/), there's 4,073,605 users on the Kazaa FastTrack network.

The RIAA is suing 871 users which makes up less than 0.02% of the overall users.

You have a higher chance of being injured by a lightning strike then getting sued by the RIAA. (1 out of 125000 (http://www.oars.utk.edu/volweb/Schools/sumnercs/ellism/struk.htm))

The RIAA has to sue more than 40,736 users in order to even get to the 1% mark.

So keep on downloading and sharing!

[Mel_Smiley]

If your playing the numbers game, you have to take into account how many of the 4 million people are in america. I would bet its about 2 mill. So your chances on hitting the RIAA's evil lotto may be a little better. Now let me strap a lightning rod to my head while standing in the rain to see if I can improve on those odds as well.

[origin]

y arent we moving onto blubster/piolet mp2p network doesnt it provide us safety when sharing files??????

[lymedis]

The only person it scared was my wife, I guess she did the math on the number of files. Me I don't care I will still share as an old hippie been in the can before and it might prove to be a good retirement plan. :devil

[phalkon30]

Originally posted by KiwiTHUGG
Nope! Still can't get onto thier website! Its never done this b4! help! is it me or is there something wrong with thier website?
http:\\www.kazaakpp.com
kazaakpp.com works for me, but he was in the middle of changing hosts, he had too much traffic for his first host.

www.kazaalite.tk is the mirror I allways use, or www.k-lite.tk

[remixfanatic03]

Nope, the RIAA, doesn't scare me either....they can go to HELL for all I care....they can't stop me from using P2P programs. :devil :cross

[magnnum64]

Since you rocket scientists at the RIAA are trying to figure out how to make more money let me give you a few hints ..........
a.) stop spending all of your money on attorneys and trying to convict the people who have gained access to your files through the different isp's.
b.) instead file suit against all of these providers which in turn charge all of us I mean I am sure that they can afford some $2.00 an account per month to cover the royalty payments.... I mean how can a person be stealing when he or she has paid someone to gain access to these p2p networks in the first place .
c.) I pay approximately $50.00 per month for DSL .... $2.00 more per month isnt gonna make me or break me and it sire would be better to charge the ISP's this royalty fee per person than to see all of this malarkey going on .... what are they gonna do put some 3,000,000 plus people into one jail cell ... get realistic RIAA you need to focus more on the ISP than the person because if Al Gore had never invented the internet we wouldn't have this problem ( now theres an idea ????)
magnnum64

[tamarisk]

al gore invented internet?

Al Gore didn't invent internet

[phalkon30]

I believe Al Gore made a claim that he invented the internet a while back.

[cheapprick]

Funny as that comment was, it wasn't entirely unfounded. He was overseeing progress at Arpnet during its creation. That's why people never jumped him immediately on it.

[Norsehawk]

heh the riaa doesnt scare me at all, there hasnt been anything extremely good in American music lately, I may grab the rare american music mp3 here and there, but mostly I download jpop and anime fansubbed episodes.

[MVDU]

Unlike with some people, there's still a lot of music that I like to try out before I buy, so I still plan on using for music - even with the news.

[Undying Wizard NHD]

well P2P doesent mean music only/ RIAA only has to do with music , like the MPAA only has to do with music



I say why stop usin P2P ? no reason at all, stop downloading music ? sure if you feel you must , stop using P2P altogether >? WHY ?????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





so much other things P2P can do besides Music

hell look at my porn collection ( j/k ) but theres so much stuff you can get




dont yet RIAA scare you, they cant even stop thier wed site from bein hacked , they dont scare me ( I dont share much music anyways)





LONG LIVE P2P, DOWN WITH THOSE BLOOD SUCKIN RIAA BASTERDS !!!


take me to court RIAA , not ganna do u anygood-- I download music I own ! ! ! ! ! and have plenty of proff

[Undying Wizard NHD]

OPPPS !


" like the MPAA only has to do with Music *


I meant MPAA= Movies * !!!!!!!!!












what if RIAA has a log of everything said on ZP ? privacy rights ? Id like to think so

[FrozenShadow23]

I will never give up sharing and downloading, screw the RIAA :finger

[jonnymnemonic]

However, I'm not sharing anything illegal, since A) I'm in the U..S.,; B) I've been served with a cease and desist letter once in the past; C) I have two 200 gig HDs full of stuff and would be a HUGE target if I shared all of that.

I do download, a lot. There'd be little reason to have broadband if I didn't have anything to download with the bandwidth, and downloaders aren't their targets anyway.

In any case, what I *do* share is music I have created myself, for which *I* own the copyrights. It'd be rather amusing if they ended up trying to sue me for infringing my own copyrights. ;)

[SkyHawkP2P]

Hell no I won't stop file sharing. I'll just do it less frequently.

[nyvocals]

Stop- Not I :devil2

[Psilaxs]

Originally posted by cheapprick
Funny as that comment was, it wasn't entirely unfounded. He was overseeing progress at Arpnet during its creation. That's why people never jumped him immediately on it.

As much as i dislike Gores politics, I agree with you, he had a HUGE help in creating arpanet, and a lot of people do not understand how instrumental his participation was to creating what is now known as the internet.

[notbob]

you know what?

i quit, and it made no difference whatsoever

maybe i'll just take my son to the library more

[FutureIverson]

i have comcast 1.5 cable, but lets say...........

I'm 15 (i am) and i would share files but i can't risk the lawsuit would you allow me to dl from you?

I have 28.8 or 56K so i was worthless anyways. I decide i might as well stop sharing.

In either situation do you delete my Downloads?

[mp3MaStA88]

well no!, because i let anyone download off of me no matter what. i don't care about the slow speeds or fast speeds or wutnot as long as the downloader is satisfied w/ wut he gets!

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by FutureIverson
i have comcast 1.5 cable, but lets say...........

I'm 15 (i am) and i would share files but i can't risk the lawsuit would you allow me to dl from you?

I have 28.8 or 56K so i was worthless anyways. I decide i might as well stop sharing.

In either situation do you delete my Downloads?

1. If you don't want to share. that's your choice. I won't delete you. But others will.
2 I have 28k and I share. Not as much as I would like to, but I do
what I can. So a low speed is not a valid excuse.
3. Yhe chances of getting sued are very slim. You have a better chance of getting hit by lightning, and hitting the lottery on the same day.
4. If everybody stops sharing, p2p dies.

[RACKnRAIL]

Originally posted by Tremaine
Yup the RIAA is only going after americans so far from what i know!

I'm with you on that one. If the RIAC was to step in though....I would perhaps then be a little scared. Is there even such a thing as the RIAC? LOL!

[FutureIverson]

actually canada is probably the second biggest target for piracy next to america. and yes their is someone trying to stop piracy inother countries, they know fighting it in america won't do anything.

[ROMANTICGUY50]

I share as well and I am NOT going to stop filesharing anytime soon. I have Verizon DSL 1.5MBS. with MSN 8.5. The speed is great and I do alot od filesharing. At times I will find songs that are NOT songs. Usually just noises or weird sounds. Probaly done my the RIAA Assholes. FILESHARING ROCKS-LONG LIVE FILESHARING.

Peace To All
:devil Down with The MPAA & RIAA:devil

[updoc101]

Screw the music industry. I am making copies of all of my old reel to reel, 8 tracks and cassettes and I am giving copies away. Not only that but I am compressing and converting them and putting them on CD's and giving those away as well. Take that Herman's Hermits. Who can stop me? No one can! I am tape man!

[updoc101]

scuse me??!! The internet was originally developed by the Department of Defense over 40 years ago, not to mention the contribution that CERN Labs had in its develpment as well. I doubt Gore had anything to do with with it. Besides, he's an idiot.

[Roberooni]

If there was a way of knowing which artists were in favour of p2p (eg. Radiohead?) and those that were against it (eg. Metallica?), I'd share those in favour and phuck the rest of them. Then they'll see which bands make the most amount of money.

I'm gonna buy something if I like it, but not a RIAA supporting artist. I need to get a sample of the music first, kinda like a test drive. Is that so unreasonable?

[method]

Stop using P2P???

are you kidding...

I've deleted all my P2P programs, burnt my CD's full of mp3s and even destoryed my VCR just in case.

I also now live in a hut and believe that getting something for a price is better than getting it for free. I owe so much to the 'education' the RIAA have kindly enlightened me with.

Seriously though, if you've got yourself in shit with a C&D request... do something kewl for the P2P community, share copyrighted stuff still... just concentrate on rarer stuff.. not new stuff.. just leech the new and share the rarer and older... you'll be less likely to get in trouble and you'll help provide p2p with a broad range of stuff.

Seriously.. I reckon that's a good plan.

Peace!!

[RACKnRAIL]

:gj Thumbs up, Jelsoft. This thread is somewhat funny.

I personally love the sarcasm, but on a serious note, I still have to feel sorry for anyone that does get burnt by the draconian bastards.

[Shaddix]

response to original post:

no

[rainbowdemon]

I've deleted all my P2P programs, burnt my CD's full of mp3s and even destoryed my VCR just in case.

I also now live in a hut and believe that getting something for a price is better than getting it for free. I owe so much to the 'education' the RIAA have kindly enlightened me with.


That's a good start, but don't forget to wear your tinfoil hat!!!!:fire :fire LMAO

[IsHaRe2000FilezSueMe]

I will never stop using P2P, im downloading like a madman everyday. And on DC you can download full albums in 1 click, so that jus makes it sweeter.

[MiX1082]

It's just a scaremongering tactic people. The RIAA has no real teeth. Their only weapon against us is fear, and they're using it. They have no other weapon against us so do not be intimidated into submission.

Music is information and information is as fluid as water in a river. It cannot be owned. Once it's out there, it's out there. It's in people's heads. Nobody can lay claim to owning it.

[rainbowdemon]

The RIAA has no real teeth. This may be true in your country, but they have plenty of teeth in America! I do agree with you in the opinion that these are just scare tactics. But they CAN be carried out. Whether or not they will remains to be seen.

[maartendc]

They can only sue a very small amount of people...
But if its you... you're fucked!

I live in Belgium, the real land of the free.... so no worries for ME

[NDGAARONDI]

ditto that, except replace Belgium with England. lol

[Cydor]

what they gone do sue me, oh big fucking deal......they will be lucky if they get a cent from me

[MusikBeatz23]

I'm not going to quit file sharing, all these damn fake songs are encouraging me to download/file share more, yesterday was the worst time of downloading ever, 6 out 7 songs where fake... so im gonna quit fasttrack and move on tp other file sharing apps, as you can see my k-lite avatar is gone...

[FutureIverson]

well depending on what you download i found it useful to keep fastrak. For Movies Nothing can beat it, Simpsons episodes... Even software. I'll keep winmx because it is the most simple program out their. it's not great in any area. But very good, any info on 4.0? I do use IRC for Music along with winmx. Es5 just didn't cut it for me

[ROMANTICGUY50]

Originally posted by MusikBeatz23
I'm not going to quit file sharing even more, all these damn fake songs are encouraging me more to file share, testerday was the worst time of downloading ever, 6 out 7 where fake... so im gonna quit fasttrack and move on as you can see my k-lit avatar is gone...
I have not stopped filsharing yet and I am not gonna. To hell with the RIAA & MPAA.. I am now using different programs than before but still downloading music. So I won't stop

:devil DEATH TO THE RIAA & MPAA:devil

[neoufo51]

Nah, im not scared. Scare tactics is all there is for now. P2P will prevail one way or another. It's never gonna go away. Just ride the wave.