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Posted by djSlain on Jul-17-2003 03:48:

BT fights piracy

from the deep cave of somethingawful.com:

seems they are in trouble with the release of the new album on their forums/servers

quote:

Our office represents Embrace the Future, Inc., and the recording artist professionally known as "BT" in legal matters. Our client owns the registered trademark "BT" and the copyrights in the compositions embodied in the BT Master(s). The sound recording copyrights in the BT Master(s) are owned by Nettwerk Productions, Inc.

It has come to our attention that you have made available for digital download via the so-called file share server at the Torrentse.cx website the BT artist album titled "Emotional Technology" and/or individual BT master sound recordings from said album (hereinafter referred to as "the BT Master(s)") without permission (http://www.torrentse.cx/stats.php?i...7e6a00752d72116). We have been advised by Net Sentry, Corp. that the IP in question (xx.x.x.x.x) is allocated to a server owned and operated by your company.

The unauthorized exploitation of the BT Master(s) constitutes an intentional infringement of our client's rights under the United States Trademarks Act as well as our client's and Nettwerk Productions' rights under the United States Copyright Act. Moreover, our client now has an actionable claim for damages against you for the substantial loss of income caused by your unauthorized exploitation of our client's property and/or your facilitation of the unauthorized exploitation of our client's property by users of the Torrentse file share server ("Torrentse Members").

You are hereby placed on notice that our client intends to prosecute this matter to the fullest extent permitted by the law unless your unauthorized exploitation of our client's property and/or your facilitation of Torrentse Members' unauthorized and illegal exploitation of the BT trademark and copyrighted material owned by our client and Nettwerk Productions is terminated with immediate effect. In order to resolve this matter, you must immediately agree in writing to cease and desist from any further exploitation of the BT Master(s) or any other sound recordings owned by our client, Nettwork Productions or others in connection with the name BT.

If we do not receive your written response by the close of business on Wednesday, July 16, 2003, we will by forced to refer the matter for further legal action.

Posted by moncster on Jul-17-2003 03:51:

eh, not like anyone would buy it anyways

*ducks*

Posted by NooKLeaR on Jul-17-2003 03:55:

I knew BitTorrent was being watched....

Posted by sly on Jul-17-2003 04:04:

BT fights BT

I will buy ET when it comes out in August!

Posted by Choobak on Jul-17-2003 04:45:

Noooooo!

They took down Torrentse.cx!

How could they? Those ******s will pay...

Posted by Orko on Jul-17-2003 05:05:

quote:
You are hereby placed on notice that our client intends to prosecute this matter to the fullest extent permitted by the law unless your unauthorized exploitation of our client's property and/or your facilitation of Torrentse Members' unauthorized and illegal exploitation of the BT trademark and copyrighted material owned by our client and Nettwerk Productions is terminated with immediate effect.

just kinda rolls of the tounge eh?

I dont know why he (BT) is being so serious about this. Yes i have heard the artist side, that they need money to survive. I think BT has enough money, and the fact that he is so electronically connected, meaning understands technology, he should realize he aint gonna stop piracy. Should just accept it, and learn to work with it, as he has done while producing.

I agree for paying for an album, but only for the ones you like.

Posted by RobVox on Jul-17-2003 05:25:

The jury is still out for me . . . I don't know how the piracy issue is going to be resolved, but the artist does have a valid concern in the matter . . . but also, we all LOVE file sharing . . !

RobVox

Posted by UWM on Jul-17-2003 06:36:

Maybe he is angry because someone robbed his studio a year+ back, and he doesn't want people stealing his new works right in front of his face?

If I were him, I would do the same thing.

Posted by jon on Jul-17-2003 09:15:

quote:
Originally posted by UWM
Maybe he is angry because someone robbed his studio a year+ back, and he doesn't want people stealing his new works right in front of his face?

If I were him, I would do the same thing.

so true...

and also it could just be the record lable acting without even leting BT know whats going on

Posted by nickmahoney on Jul-17-2003 10:11:

quote:
Originally posted by jonsimmonds
and also it could just be the record lable acting without even leting BT know whats going on

yeah agreed. and with BT having a right to be pissed. sometimes artists really DO get fucked by piracy (albeit rarely).

anyway, i wish someone would tell me i'm "hereby ordered to cease and desist" from something. you haven't lived until someone requries you cease and desist.

Posted by hooknife on Jul-17-2003 12:25:

Posted by predictor on Jul-17-2003 12:30:

his studio was stolen ? wtf

Posted by DaveSZ on Jul-17-2003 12:33:

quote:
Originally posted by hooknife
Who really gives a shit what you would do????

Who gives a shit about you not giving a shit?

Is this album worth buying anyways?

Posted by hooknife on Jul-17-2003 14:41:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveSaenz
Who gives a shit about you not giving a shit?

You cared enough to write about it.

Posted by torontotrance on Jul-17-2003 14:42:

it's not BT..it's the company that owns his album that is going after the punks via legal action. Since they own the rights to his album...they have complete freedom to take ppl to court if laws are broken. One of you complains....go out and buy the albums of the artists you like and support the fucking scene. The scene has too many idiots who just download mp3's and do not go to clubs to see dj's or see liveacts or buy vinyl or cd's...you are the weakest link and should be shot.

Posted by dehmmy on Jul-17-2003 15:12:

BT has an overinflated ego

Posted by Wretched on Jul-17-2003 15:28:

Bit torrent isn't watched, that's nearly impossible. Torrentse.cx was stupid enough to publish information on current torrents publicly.

Now I'm going to go read the SA thread.

Posted by Floorfiller on Jul-17-2003 15:31:

quote:
Originally posted by predictor
his studio was stolen ? wtf

yeah last year...somone broke into his studio and raided the place.

anyway, have to agree that its the record company thats sending this not BT.

Posted by Wretched on Jul-17-2003 15:35:

Exactly - this has very little to do with BT, other than it just happened to be his album.

Posted by predictor on Jul-17-2003 15:37:

quote:
Originally posted by Floorfiller
yeah last year...somone broke into his studio and raided the place.

anyway, have to agree that its the record company thats sending this not BT.

wasnt he insured ?

Posted by capricorn15 on Jul-17-2003 15:44:

quote:
Originally posted by dehmmy
BT has an overinflated ego

how can you make that assumption, unless of course you met him or talked with them, then that is different

Posted by DaveSZ on Jul-17-2003 15:53:

quote:
Originally posted by hooknife
You cared enough to write about it.

Touche

Posted by slim on Jul-17-2003 16:05:

quote:
Originally posted by predictor
wasnt he insured ?

He didnt just have equipment stolen, but they stole all his master tape recordings so all the work he had done on his new album at the time was lost.

Posted by djSlain on Jul-17-2003 16:11:

sometimes i feel i was the only one who BOUGHT PVD's Politics of Dancing, even when it was leaked a month before it's official release...

some girl in the MTV scene is releasing her music for free off the internet. I believe the Smashing Pumpkins did this too, only to become international superstars with record selling album "meloncholy and the infinite sadness" (great album btw). Same with Red Hot Chili Peppers latest album. it was for free on their website, every single track. it's not like they are going bankrupt from their whole album being fully released and distributed at their own will

Posted by predictor on Jul-17-2003 16:18:

quote:
Originally posted by slim
He didnt just have equipment stolen, but they stole all his master tape recordings so all the work he had done on his new album at the time was lost.

sorry i couldnt resist

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