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The Feds kill Megaupload (pg. 4)
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| zyklon-jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by Redd
INTERNETWARS |
that is next Thursday also on a&e. I can't wait for drive thru wars to start. |
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| ziptnf |
| quote: | Originally posted by zyklon-jay
dave Hester encompasses the view we have of a typical American here:p |
I just wish I could pull off the Darrell Sheets eyebrow toss. :p |
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| zyklon-jay |
| the fact that I know what you are talking about makes me amazed that someone willingly sleeps with me. |
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| EddieZilker |
| quote: | Originally posted by WittyHandle
Like most things, I think the answer lies between the two extremes being presented; one of which being this quote. Yes major studios and labels are overwhelmingly arrogant douchebags, but in the end their product is being stolen. It is, of course, much less of a loss than they are claiming, and not every file shared is a sale lost. It is much less than that. At the same time, I totally understand their wanting to make money for creating a product. Isn't that only logical? It's just that the means they are taking to make it happen are ineffective and overreaching.
Go ahead, take your shots everyone. |
I'll just say that I've been very anti-file-sharing/warez for quite a while. I've even tried to argue against it but there are no reliable statistics for lost revenue which support my thesis that the effects of piracy are damaging. While it still stands to reason that piracy degrades scarcity, in essence creating an unlimited quantity for virtually any digitally synthesized product, the fact remains that the industry side has held onto a monopoly which the internet, with its currently unfettered access for independent producers (not limited to music but including anyone who generates content), threatens. Before the internet payola ensured exclusive access to the channels of large-scale promotion. Record companies can no longer ensure such exclusivity nor scarcity, hence actions such as the removal of Mega Upload seem to justify what can be construed as an ulterior motivation.
/ that's already been said but I feel like I've done something, now. |
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| Swamper |
...not surprising but I'm sure the high $$ subscription pricing model made them more of a target than others.
I still have DJhosting.com... back in 2005 when I thought it would be bright to start a similar service. :wtf: |
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| zyklon-jay |
| soundcloud in 2005 would have made you richer than trolls and unicorn farts. |
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| EddieZilker |
It's like stopping jay-walking with carpet bombing.
This thing is just so rife with potential metaphors. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
actions such as the removal of Mega Upload seem to justify what can be construed as an ulterior motivation. |
I heard the head of the MPAA on NPR yesterday describe the site blackouts as "childish". As meriter already mentioned, this is no coincidence. |
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| Arbiter |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
It's like stopping jay-walking with carpet bombing. |
It's more like trying to wipe out a cockroach infestation with a bow and arrows. Even if you eventually hit one, so what? |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| The backlash is pretty cool |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| Arbiter's right. You have to teach a man to hunt, you can't just give him dinner. Right, isn't that what you meant? |
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| zyklon-jay |
| quote: | Originally posted by EddieZilker
It's like stopping jay-walking with carpet bombing.
This thing is just so rife with potential metaphors. |
it's like reverse pizza time. |
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