Digital Bliss
April 29th, 2003, 09:14 AM
I DID NOT WRITE THIS, I STUMBLED ONTO THIS AND ITS VERY INTRESTING PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK
If you are reading this, then you probably got this file off of the Gnutella network which
means YOU have what it takes to rip the head off of RIAA!
Did you ever wonder how the republicans impeached Bill Clinton? They did it by
sticking together. They all marched in lock step in the house. When it got to the Senate,
there was disagreement and they didn't get him thrown out of office. There were more
republicans than democrats but they didn't stick together in the Senate.
Regardless of what you thinK about Bill Clinton, the same holds true here. There are
more of us then there are of them. If everyone shares files on the Gnutella network, there
will be nothing they can do!
Even if RIAA does get a law passed banning the use of Gnutella how will they enforce
it?
If 10,000,000 people are doing this everyday, they will have to obtain 10,000,000 search
warrants which will require 10,000,000 cops, 10,000,000 trials, 10,000,000 jail cells,
10,000,000 prison grads, 30,000,000 meals per day, and cost BILLONS of dollars. Since
99% of the people using Gnutella are tax payers, where are they going to get the money.
Federal, state and local law enforcement has better things to do than to run around and
enforce copy writes. However, if there are only 100 of us sharing files, that will make
their job a lot easier.
Those of you who do not share files will not be in jail, but you won't get free music
anymore. You will have to go back to paying $17 for a CD with 1 good song on it ($25
plus $.25 each time you listen if RIAA has their way).
If we all share ALL of our files, no one goes to jail and we all get free music! UNITED
WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
These are just a few suggestions on what to do to hurt RIAA
SHARE YOUR FUCKING FILES ON THE NETWORK
If you have access to or can afford broadband access (cable, dsl, etc) then for god sakes
go get it. Then share as many files as you can and leave your Gnutella client running as
much as you can.
This will not work if there is not good quality music out on the network.
DON'T FEEL GULITY
MOST ARTISTS DON'T MAKE ANY MONEY FORM ALBUM SALES. The record
companies force artists into contracts in which they get maybe 5% of the net profit from
record sales.
Most bands make their money from concert ticket sales and merchandising. If you want
to support your favorite artist, go to their concert when they come to town and buy a t-
shirt or two.
There are some artists who are so big that they do get a significant portion of the record
sales. Metallica, for instance, does have a pretty good contract. The thing you have to
consider though, is the fact that their income will remain $1 million per year EVEN IF
they never sell another CD. They still get royalties from their logo and they all have very
lucrative investments.
WHAT SHOULD BE SHARED ON THE NETWORK
The general rule here is: anything you want. If you like it, chances are there is someone
else who likes it as well.
I, personally, will host music that I don't even like (Garth Brooks, for example). I do this
so that there is a good connection to a quality file if someone wants it. I keep it in a
special folder that does not get backed up. I also have the hard drive space to do this. You
should do what ever you can to make music more available.
Now would be a good time to discuss pornography. It is my opinion that pornography has
no place on Gnutella. I think that this network is for music.
I am also very worried about some of the illegal stuff running around out there (like kidde
porn). If you are a pedophile, please do the world a favor and have yourself neutered. If
this type of material keeps floating around out there, then we will have law enforcement
sniffing around which is bad for everyone. Believe it or not, the guys in Washington will
protect children before they protect money! So if all we are doing is dipping into deep
pockets (which we're not) then they will keep their nose out of Gnutella.
If you are looking for free pornography, I will let you in on a little secret! Its called
USENET.
Go out to www.shareware.com or www.download.com and get an application call Free
Agent.
Hook up to a news server. Your ISP probably has one you can use for free. Look through
the list of newsgroups and select those which best fit your particular perversion.
If you can't find any good stuff, go to a commercial news server (usually about
$10/month for all the porn you can download). To find a commercial news server, run a
search on Yahoo for "news servers". Below is a list you can also try
www.supernews.com
www.completlynews.com
www.planetusenet.com
www.billynews.com
Most of them host between 50,000 and 100,000 uncensored newsgroups with every type
of sick crap you can imagine and some you wish you never knew about.
Trust me on this I speak from experience.
RIPPING CD's
The backbone of this whole 3 ring circus in the technology which allows us to take a
song off of a CD and turn it into an manageable digital file. To RIP a CD you must first
have a CD which presents an interesting problem. If you buy the CD then you are lining
the pockets of RIAA which we don't want to do. Here are some suggestions for obtaining
CD's without buying them
-- DO NOT SHOPLIFT, HIJACK, STICK-UP OR STEAL (RIAA won't loose a dime if
you do)
-- Borrow CD's
-- Buy them from a used record store (RIAA doesn't get a dime and you may be able to
sell it back for about 40% when you are done)
-- If you borrow CD's loan them out as well
The best software for RIPping CD's is, in my opinion, Easy CD-DA Extractor from
Jukka Poikolainen Software. Go to www.download.com or www.shareware.com and
download the file.
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Be sure that the file is high quality. It doesn't have to be 320bps. 128bps will generally be
good enough for a reproduction onto a CD. If you have the drive space you can jack up
the sample rate a little. I prefer 192bps.
Since this company and others like it are making RIAA's life miserable, I would suggest
that you pay for the full version of this software. It is well worth the money.
If we support hardware and software manufactures who make RIPping and sharing
easier, we not only slap RIAA in the face but gain a very powerful ally in the war against
RIAA.
Some say not to RIP the entire CD unless it is good. You decide if it is good or bad and
how many songs you want to RIP and share.
If you do not have the technical expertise or the equipment to RIP CD's, you can find
someone who does that will be more than willing to help you.
If you have the technical expertise to RIP files, please teach someone else who does not.
Share the knowledge!
PROTECT YOURSELF
There is a virus floating around Gnutella. It doesn't do much harm, it is just a proof of
concept (to prove it could be done). It is pretty easy to spot, it will always be 8192k in
size.
It is easy to spot too. Run a search for something stupid like "Porcupine quill
degradation". Your result will be a file called whatever you typed in for search and it will
be 8192k. Don't download it!
If you have files in your shared folders that are 8192k, fucking delete them.
You need to get a virus protection program. I have seen the latest version of McAffe
available on Gnutella go get in NOW.
You also need a firewall. You can get one for free (leagally) by going to
www.shareware.com or www.zdnet.com and run a search for Syshiel Personal Firewall.
It is free for personal use. It is easy to use and is a no nonsense security system.
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
Word of mouth is the most effective advertising! If you know someone who still pays full
price for CD's, make fun of them. Invite them to your house to show them just how easy
it is to get music for free.
Host files, like this one on your hard drive. You can also name your music files to
encourage others to share. For example:
Metallica – Enter Sandman (please share your files).mp3
I host over 1,000 files and every time one is hit, my message is seen. I have my own
system for naming files. It doesn't hurt anything to change the name of the files.
ABOUT FREE-LOADERS
It may be necessary for some people to freeload (download but not upload). People who
cannot get or afford broadband access usually cannot get any good out of Guntella. If you
have a slow connection, this is something you could do:
Download the things you want in the early evening. Then when you go to bed, leave your
connection live and share maybe 5 or 10 files that you think others might want. If you are
concerned about security (which everyone should be) then go get a personal firewall. The
good news is that you can get one for free legally!
Go to www.zdnet.com, www.download.com, or www.shareware.com and search for
Syshiel Personal Firewall. This is a free application to personal users (business users have
to pay for it) and it is a simple to use no nonsense firewall.
SHARE THIS FILE AND OTHERS LIKE IT
This file does not have a copy write. You will not get into trouble for reproducing or
changing it. Everything I have said here protected by the first amendment of the
Constitution of the United States of America.
Lets RIP their fucking heads off!
If you are reading this, then you probably got this file off of the Gnutella network which
means YOU have what it takes to rip the head off of RIAA!
Did you ever wonder how the republicans impeached Bill Clinton? They did it by
sticking together. They all marched in lock step in the house. When it got to the Senate,
there was disagreement and they didn't get him thrown out of office. There were more
republicans than democrats but they didn't stick together in the Senate.
Regardless of what you thinK about Bill Clinton, the same holds true here. There are
more of us then there are of them. If everyone shares files on the Gnutella network, there
will be nothing they can do!
Even if RIAA does get a law passed banning the use of Gnutella how will they enforce
it?
If 10,000,000 people are doing this everyday, they will have to obtain 10,000,000 search
warrants which will require 10,000,000 cops, 10,000,000 trials, 10,000,000 jail cells,
10,000,000 prison grads, 30,000,000 meals per day, and cost BILLONS of dollars. Since
99% of the people using Gnutella are tax payers, where are they going to get the money.
Federal, state and local law enforcement has better things to do than to run around and
enforce copy writes. However, if there are only 100 of us sharing files, that will make
their job a lot easier.
Those of you who do not share files will not be in jail, but you won't get free music
anymore. You will have to go back to paying $17 for a CD with 1 good song on it ($25
plus $.25 each time you listen if RIAA has their way).
If we all share ALL of our files, no one goes to jail and we all get free music! UNITED
WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL.
These are just a few suggestions on what to do to hurt RIAA
SHARE YOUR FUCKING FILES ON THE NETWORK
If you have access to or can afford broadband access (cable, dsl, etc) then for god sakes
go get it. Then share as many files as you can and leave your Gnutella client running as
much as you can.
This will not work if there is not good quality music out on the network.
DON'T FEEL GULITY
MOST ARTISTS DON'T MAKE ANY MONEY FORM ALBUM SALES. The record
companies force artists into contracts in which they get maybe 5% of the net profit from
record sales.
Most bands make their money from concert ticket sales and merchandising. If you want
to support your favorite artist, go to their concert when they come to town and buy a t-
shirt or two.
There are some artists who are so big that they do get a significant portion of the record
sales. Metallica, for instance, does have a pretty good contract. The thing you have to
consider though, is the fact that their income will remain $1 million per year EVEN IF
they never sell another CD. They still get royalties from their logo and they all have very
lucrative investments.
WHAT SHOULD BE SHARED ON THE NETWORK
The general rule here is: anything you want. If you like it, chances are there is someone
else who likes it as well.
I, personally, will host music that I don't even like (Garth Brooks, for example). I do this
so that there is a good connection to a quality file if someone wants it. I keep it in a
special folder that does not get backed up. I also have the hard drive space to do this. You
should do what ever you can to make music more available.
Now would be a good time to discuss pornography. It is my opinion that pornography has
no place on Gnutella. I think that this network is for music.
I am also very worried about some of the illegal stuff running around out there (like kidde
porn). If you are a pedophile, please do the world a favor and have yourself neutered. If
this type of material keeps floating around out there, then we will have law enforcement
sniffing around which is bad for everyone. Believe it or not, the guys in Washington will
protect children before they protect money! So if all we are doing is dipping into deep
pockets (which we're not) then they will keep their nose out of Gnutella.
If you are looking for free pornography, I will let you in on a little secret! Its called
USENET.
Go out to www.shareware.com or www.download.com and get an application call Free
Agent.
Hook up to a news server. Your ISP probably has one you can use for free. Look through
the list of newsgroups and select those which best fit your particular perversion.
If you can't find any good stuff, go to a commercial news server (usually about
$10/month for all the porn you can download). To find a commercial news server, run a
search on Yahoo for "news servers". Below is a list you can also try
www.supernews.com
www.completlynews.com
www.planetusenet.com
www.billynews.com
Most of them host between 50,000 and 100,000 uncensored newsgroups with every type
of sick crap you can imagine and some you wish you never knew about.
Trust me on this I speak from experience.
RIPPING CD's
The backbone of this whole 3 ring circus in the technology which allows us to take a
song off of a CD and turn it into an manageable digital file. To RIP a CD you must first
have a CD which presents an interesting problem. If you buy the CD then you are lining
the pockets of RIAA which we don't want to do. Here are some suggestions for obtaining
CD's without buying them
-- DO NOT SHOPLIFT, HIJACK, STICK-UP OR STEAL (RIAA won't loose a dime if
you do)
-- Borrow CD's
-- Buy them from a used record store (RIAA doesn't get a dime and you may be able to
sell it back for about 40% when you are done)
-- If you borrow CD's loan them out as well
The best software for RIPping CD's is, in my opinion, Easy CD-DA Extractor from
Jukka Poikolainen Software. Go to www.download.com or www.shareware.com and
download the file.
a
Be sure that the file is high quality. It doesn't have to be 320bps. 128bps will generally be
good enough for a reproduction onto a CD. If you have the drive space you can jack up
the sample rate a little. I prefer 192bps.
Since this company and others like it are making RIAA's life miserable, I would suggest
that you pay for the full version of this software. It is well worth the money.
If we support hardware and software manufactures who make RIPping and sharing
easier, we not only slap RIAA in the face but gain a very powerful ally in the war against
RIAA.
Some say not to RIP the entire CD unless it is good. You decide if it is good or bad and
how many songs you want to RIP and share.
If you do not have the technical expertise or the equipment to RIP CD's, you can find
someone who does that will be more than willing to help you.
If you have the technical expertise to RIP files, please teach someone else who does not.
Share the knowledge!
PROTECT YOURSELF
There is a virus floating around Gnutella. It doesn't do much harm, it is just a proof of
concept (to prove it could be done). It is pretty easy to spot, it will always be 8192k in
size.
It is easy to spot too. Run a search for something stupid like "Porcupine quill
degradation". Your result will be a file called whatever you typed in for search and it will
be 8192k. Don't download it!
If you have files in your shared folders that are 8192k, fucking delete them.
You need to get a virus protection program. I have seen the latest version of McAffe
available on Gnutella go get in NOW.
You also need a firewall. You can get one for free (leagally) by going to
www.shareware.com or www.zdnet.com and run a search for Syshiel Personal Firewall.
It is free for personal use. It is easy to use and is a no nonsense security system.
ENCOURAGE OTHERS
Word of mouth is the most effective advertising! If you know someone who still pays full
price for CD's, make fun of them. Invite them to your house to show them just how easy
it is to get music for free.
Host files, like this one on your hard drive. You can also name your music files to
encourage others to share. For example:
Metallica – Enter Sandman (please share your files).mp3
I host over 1,000 files and every time one is hit, my message is seen. I have my own
system for naming files. It doesn't hurt anything to change the name of the files.
ABOUT FREE-LOADERS
It may be necessary for some people to freeload (download but not upload). People who
cannot get or afford broadband access usually cannot get any good out of Guntella. If you
have a slow connection, this is something you could do:
Download the things you want in the early evening. Then when you go to bed, leave your
connection live and share maybe 5 or 10 files that you think others might want. If you are
concerned about security (which everyone should be) then go get a personal firewall. The
good news is that you can get one for free legally!
Go to www.zdnet.com, www.download.com, or www.shareware.com and search for
Syshiel Personal Firewall. This is a free application to personal users (business users have
to pay for it) and it is a simple to use no nonsense firewall.
SHARE THIS FILE AND OTHERS LIKE IT
This file does not have a copy write. You will not get into trouble for reproducing or
changing it. Everything I have said here protected by the first amendment of the
Constitution of the United States of America.
Lets RIP their fucking heads off!