Should Zeropaid have a radio?

[PuNiShErKiLl666]

Well I have been messing around lately and have learned alot about hosting radios on Shoutcast (Winamp) and djing and all that.
Well I found out I cant host cause you need a really really fast connection to host alot of people so I just dj and I know everything about it.
Also I could create a bot for #Zeropaid so people can send request to the dj and shoutouts.
I would be willing to help in any way to get a radio going. I know pretty much everything so there will be no need for learning :)

So take a vote!

[TC75580]

Originally posted by Yodashady
Well I have been messing around lately and have learned alot about hosting radios on Shoutcast (Winamp) and djing and all that.
Well I found out I cant host cause you need a really really fast connection to host alot of people so I just dj and I know everything about it.
Also I could create a bot for #Zeropaid so people can send request to the dj and shoutouts.
I would be willing to help in any way to get a radio going. I know pretty much everything so there will be no need for learning :)

So take a vote!
how long did it take you to become a "dj"?

dj yoda.

what would you play that would remotely relate to Zeropaid? "Kill the Music Industry" by Cold? I don't see why Zeropaid needs an unofficial radio. most people either just want to listen to their own music, or prefer high quality mp3s to streaming radio (prove me wrong). the "now playing" thread is a better way to share music.

I assume in order for songs to play, they have to be on the "dj"'s hard drive, and that limits the playlist to the "dj"'s taste in music (or lack of), unless the songs are sent to the "dj", but that will create lag in the radio stream.

[serrebi101]

Well, I've listened to internet radio, but lately, because of sites like suprnova, and stuff, I stay away from most netradio stations, except some of the digitally inporteds stremes that play megamixes, lol!
But I'd gladly help out.
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[shawners]

Theres a great DEVICE you can buy for your pc, it plugs to you speakers and USB device, its a Radio antena.. You can save radio streams or listen to the radio on your pc, controling the dial of station on your pc.. i think its from Ilink..

[PuNiShErKiLl666]

Originally posted by TC75580
how long did it take you to become a "dj"?

dj yoda.

what would you play that would remotely relate to Zeropaid? "Kill the Music Industry" by Cold? I don't see why Zeropaid needs an unofficial radio. most people either just want to listen to their own music, or prefer high quality mp3s to streaming radio (prove me wrong). the "now playing" thread is a better way to share music.

I assume in order for songs to play, they have to be on the "dj"'s hard drive, and that limits the playlist to the "dj"'s taste in music (or lack of), unless the songs are sent to the "dj", but that will create lag in the radio stream.

Its just something for fun (Mostly for the people in #Zeropaid) It wont do no harm to the site and if people are bored one day they can just turn on the radio.
Also when I dj I download anything that people request (Thats just the way I am) So if Im playing "Crap" stuff then just request.

So how about it?

[MoonMan]

If you make a radio station then it is yours alone. I'm not sure it is 100% legal to host an internet radio station and play copyrighted songs. Hold off on making a bot until you research the legality of it.

[PuNiShErKiLl666]

MoonMan:
#Pctechtalk has there radio station (And is pretty popular) and I believe they play copyrighted songs. So I dont know. I geuss we should do some looking around first.

[MoonMan]

Well just because they have a radio station does not mean Zeropaid needs one.. that is a line used alot here and is particularly true now.

[broadwayrock]

I think MoonMan is right in regards to the legality of playing copyrighted songs on a radiostation be it broadcasting on the net or radio.

From my understanding all radio stations pay a royalty fee for each song they play on air and the riaa are not too keen on web based radio stations.

http://www.techtv.com/news/internet/story/0,24195,3374000,00.html

http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/stories/story/0,10738,2863618,00.html

It seems regardless whether a online station makes money from their station or not they will have to pay more royalties than radio stations do.

[TheFonz]

yea yoda unless you got the dough for royalties, stick to pirating music- its probablly easier anyway
the pctechtalk is a fun station and it would be a fun thing to do with all the shoutouts and all, however it might not be a good tradeoff as to the Work/Fun ratio
your decision

[mr.jip]

there is a turntablist artist who is called dj yoda. The songs could alwys be from unknow artists

[crackerjacker]

shoutcast radio station.
thats a internet type radio station format people use.
i listen to streams from various sites.

[Sockfulloflove]

I'm sort of afraid to hear what some of you listen to.

[collideous]

Voted yes, but a true p2p radio station would be broadcasted through PeerCast (http://peercast.org/).

[Caitlyn Marble]

yoda, if ya wanna do it, just call it the unofficial zeropaid station, and make sure some legalese is visibly up, that officially and obviously seperates you from zeropaid. that way if you get sued for not paying royalties, only you go down and the site stays safe. cuz if you don't the RIAA will find it as an excuse to sue zp. (I mean, they can't like us can they? we spread the gospel, and they don't want that...) if you aren't connected to ZP, I think they'll ignore you.they'll leave you alone if there is no connection. They'd rather go after some other guy with a T1 playing the new unreleased popsongs.

how many genres of music do you have?


hey! this is my evil post! yeah! :shy

[Kooperman]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Yodashady
[B]

Well of course Zeropaid should have a radio! We could put it out on the front porch and have square dances every Saturday night!And we could draw straws to see who gets to change the channel when the news comes on.......this is gonna be great!

[metale]

Nooo!!

Zeropaid = File Sharing (and clothing, lol)

not

Zeropaid = Just music.

So, if you create a radio, then we should have a video store, a hacking site, a library,a photo musseum, drugstore...

[maartendc]

I think its a good idea.
You can play copyrighted songs on an internet radio, but you have to pay a monthly or annual fee to some copyright organisation to do it.

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by Kooperman
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Yodashady
[B]

Well of course Zeropaid should have a radio! We could put it out on the front porch and have square dances every Saturday night!And we could draw straws to see who gets to change the channel when the news comes on.......this is gonna be great! And if that works out, maybe we can get a television.

[Sephiroth]

All the other ideas of things we just had to have but only 6 people wanted didnt turn out that well. There just isnt a need and just because the same people all rally to make it seem like more people want it then there actually is and no one will use it because it only appeals to very few people.

So no i dont think there needs to be a shoutcast station. There are plenty of good ones already.

[aqlo]

We might all want to look into gettin a radio, yeah

I think you have to share them with your cellmate.

No thanks about the shoutcast, how would that possibly work, there isn't anything you could play that somebody wouldn't troll, you can't even bury a widely popular musician here without somebody spitting into the coffin.

[jonnymnemonic]

you can't even bury a widely popular musician here without somebody spitting into the coffin.

If you mean Zevon, yeah, that was bad. If someone's just GOT to piss on the dead, they should at least wait til they're cold, jeez.

[rainbowdemon]

Originally posted by jonnymnemonic
If you mean Zevon, yeah, that was bad. If someone's just GOT to piss on the dead, they should at least wait til they're cold, jeez. Was there a thread about Warren Zevon's death? I never saw it. I was something of a fan.

[aqlo]

Yeah Mojo made it and I'm exaggerating a bit
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14509

No offense to any actual assholes.