Optus.
When will people learn?

*shakes head*

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Originally posted by Euphorica@AUS Err the times is obviously companies are losing millions and millions of dollars because of leeching hence why this measure is having to be taken, so hoping u dont take offence ure point of view is naive and childish.

Personally I think you're a little bit naive if you think file sharing is just going to go away because the RIAA wave their big stick about. There are an aweful lot of people using the internet; don't think at least one of them with some progamming savvy's going to think the RIAA tactics are bogus and perhaps develop an undetectable P2P program with 128 bit encryption; spy on that won't ya! For good or ill file sharing is here to stay. The only way to stop it is to shut down the internet.

If the record companies are losing millions they'll get no sympathy from me; they've been ripping off artists and consumers for years. $30 dollar CD's less than $1 of which goes to the artists - now that's criminal.

The file sharing phenomenon has already reduced the cost of music online enormously with iTunes and buymusic.com selling singles for less than $1US - definately an improvement. And iTunes is making a ton of money atm to boot. Personally I'm hoping there will be a day when I can avoid the middle men and send my money directly to the artist. Certainly there's no chance of that happening while the record companies have full control.

Last edited by b1_ on Aug-19-2003 at 14:44

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Originally posted by b1_ Personally I think you're a little bit naive if you think file sharing is just going to go away because the RIAA wave their big stick about. There are an aweful lot of people using the internet; don't think at least one of them with some progamming savvy's going to think the RIAA tactics are bogus and perhaps develop an undetectable P2P program with 128 bit encryption; spy on that won't ya! For good or ill file sharing is here to stay. The only way to stop it is to shut down the internet. If the record companies are losing millions they'll get no sympathy from me; they've been ripping off artists and consumers for years. $30 dollar CD's less than $1 of which goes to the artists - now that's criminal. The file sharing phenomenon has already reduced the cost of music online enormously with iTunes and buymusic.com selling singles for less than $1US - definately an improvement. And iTunes is making a ton of money atm to boot. Personally I'm hoping there will be a day when I can avoid the middle men and send my money directly to the artist. Certainly there's no chance of that happening while the record companies have full control.

Err dude its not gonna stamp it out but it sure in hell will make u think twice about it. So plz dont be n00b, and if i remember correctly 128 bit encryption is illegal in united states

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Oh, life is bigger ,It's bigger than you,And you are not me,The lengths that I will go to, The distance in your eyes ,Oh no, I've said too much, I set it up

That's me in the corner, That's me in the spotlight, I'm Losing my religion, Trying to keep up with you ,And I don't know if I can do it, Oh no, I've said too much,I haven't said enough, I thought that I heard you laughing, I thought that I heard you sing, I think I thought I saw you try.

But that was just a dream, That was just a dream, But that was just a dream, Try, cry, why try? That was just a dream ,Just a dream, just a dream, Dream

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Originally posted by webmeister Optus. When will people learn? *shakes head*

One of the perils of livign at home with the olds is that you can't choose an isp or plan...

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Currently Whoring:

• Space Tribe Vs Electric Universe - Rabbit Hole
  
• CPU - So It Begins
  
• Too Short & Mistah FAB - The Sideshow
  

Ahh the joys of dial-up...

Guess the ISP's don't really care about what you download from where, and it's much easier to jump ship if things do get bad.

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this thread was sooooo not the best thing to read on my first day of having cable.

*me goes delete my uber-porn queue in kazaa*

About 25 are in my download queue.

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HURRR

i think the melbourne crew all need to chip in and buy jizza, and tranceboy a hooker to help them get over not being able to watch milf hunter episode 69.