Comments on: RIAA “explains” its crackdown on student file-sharing http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:51:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sam I Am http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-190798 Sam I Am Wed, 20 May 2009 15:46:54 +0000 #comment-190798 You are behind the curve on this discussion if you continue to "justify" infringement and law breaking as a legitimate market force. Who cares whether you would have purchased or not? You aren't entitled if you don't pay, it was never that complicated..Taking without paying was not to be a respected market force and by infringing you only empowered the cartels. Not buying was the path if you truly wanted to influence entertainment. But today the majority still buys, the minority continues to pilfer and whine "they can't stop us" (um, yes, in fact they are making impact all over the globe now that they are getting serious) and at some point, online lawlessness will be curtailed or else we'll live within an imposed online police state. Routine digital lawbreaking gives government little choice when you stop pilfering long enough to actually think about it. There will be a time when the loss of our fast free and private network is historically blamed on piracy, and you've no one to blame but yourselves. You are behind the curve on this discussion if you continue to “justify” infringement and law breaking as a legitimate market force. Who cares whether you would have purchased or not? You aren’t entitled if you don’t pay, it was never that complicated..Taking without paying was not to be a respected market force and by infringing you only empowered the cartels. Not buying was the path if you truly wanted to influence entertainment. But today the majority still buys, the minority continues to pilfer and whine “they can’t stop us” (um, yes, in fact they are making impact all over the globe now that they are getting serious) and at some point, online lawlessness will be curtailed or else we’ll live within an imposed online police state. Routine digital lawbreaking gives government little choice when you stop pilfering long enough to actually think about it. There will be a time when the loss of our fast free and private network is historically blamed on piracy, and you’ve no one to blame but yourselves.

]]> By: The Robed Scribe » The Pirate Bay: An injustice at arms http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-190793 The Robed Scribe » The Pirate Bay: An injustice at arms Wed, 20 May 2009 13:04:29 +0000 #comment-190793 [...] old dead woman (1)(2), interrogation of a child (1) and mass threatening of US college students (1). It would be fair to assume that in their “hardened” approach, the pro-copyright lobby [...] [...] old dead woman (1)(2), interrogation of a child (1) and mass threatening of US college students (1). It would be fair to assume that in their “hardened” approach, the pro-copyright lobby [...]

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-183580 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183580 Its too bad for the music industry that college students are well educated and well informed otherwise they may actually have a chance at shoving garbage down our throats. Its simple if they want to shape the minds of society they will have to brain wash children is that the next target ground the public school system? Oh... thats right they already tried that one and failed too. Its too bad for the music industry that college students are well educated and well informed otherwise they may actually have a chance at shoving garbage down our throats. Its simple if they want to shape the minds of society they will have to brain wash children is that the next target ground the public school system? Oh… thats right they already tried that one and failed too.

]]> By: PM Harper http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-183581 PM Harper Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183581 They're losing a hopeless battle anyway... The file sharing community is growing larger every year how are you going to sue everyone? PM They’re losing a hopeless battle anyway… The file sharing community is growing larger every year how are you going to sue everyone?

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]]> By: meyou123 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-183582 meyou123 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183582 They can't sue everyone and they know it. They are fighting a losing battlethey simply cannot hope to win. They are going to have to come to the realization sooner or later that threats are not the answer! Nobody is apparently listening anymore anyway. Filesharing has grown by leaps and bounds and the entertainment industry is not losing the money they want everyone to think they are! But just like the Dinosaur...they are slowly becomming extinct....I hope that happens sooner rather than later. Mabye some new form of filesharing where ARTISTS...not fat cats can be compensated.But until then things are just gonna go on as they are. They can’t sue everyone and they know it. They are fighting a losing battlethey simply cannot hope to win. They are going to have to come to the realization sooner or later that threats are not the answer! Nobody is apparently listening anymore anyway.

Filesharing has grown by leaps and bounds and the entertainment industry is not losing the money they want everyone to think they are! But just like the Dinosaur…they are slowly becomming extinct….I hope that happens sooner rather than later. Mabye some new form of filesharing where ARTISTS…not fat cats can be compensated.But until then things are just gonna go on as they are.

]]> By: Burd http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8523/riaa_explains_its_crackdown_on_student_filesharing/#comment-183583 Burd Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183583 The flaw in the RIAA's reasoning is so obvious that I can almost hear it screaming. The RIAA is assuming that if you don't download it you'll buy it. Now unless college students (not mention the rest of us poor folk) suddenly get a whole bucket full of money and don't have to pay tuition buy books pay fees and housing costs...then MAYBE they might buy a few albums. But even then they still won't be able to afford to buy ALL that they have downloaded for free. The RIAA's main problem is using an outmoded method of distributing their product. As a matter of fact smart performers don't even NEED the RIAA anymore because their main function was distributing a PHYSICAL ob<x>ject which is no longer needed: the CD. The only real effect that file sharing has had is wider recognition of artists who probably would have received little or no attention before. And they are out of the control of the RIAA. THAT'S what the record companies hate the most. The flaw in the RIAA’s reasoning is so obvious that I can almost hear it screaming. The RIAA is assuming that if you don’t download it you’ll buy it. Now unless college students (not mention the rest of us poor folk) suddenly get a whole bucket full of money and don’t have to pay tuition buy books pay fees and housing costs…then MAYBE they might buy a few albums. But even then they still won’t be able to afford to buy ALL that they have downloaded for free. The RIAA’s main problem is using an outmoded method of distributing their product. As a matter of fact smart performers don’t even NEED the RIAA anymore because their main function was distributing a PHYSICAL object which is no longer needed: the CD. The only real effect that file sharing has had is wider recognition of artists who probably would have received little or no attention before. And they are out of the control of the RIAA. THAT’S what the record companies hate the most.

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