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Korean Brothers Arrested For File-Sharing Site

Posted by timothy on from the pissumnida dept.

HarlanC writes: "This story discusses the arrest of two Korean brothers who run a website [warning, page requires Korean language support] that allows peer-to-peer file sharing. Note that the Recording Industry Association of Korea reports local companies lost $154 million in sales in 2000 due to use of the program, even though sales increased to $31.5 million in total sales in 2000 from $29.2 million in 1999."

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  1. Yes, they should by John+Miles · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I "steal" music to evaluate it. If you don't let me "steal" the music first, I will not buy it.

    Don't like it? Tough. I can live without your music WAY longer than you can live without my money.

    --
    Dahlmann tightly grips the knife, which he may have no idea how to use, and steps out into the plain.
    1. Re:Yes, they should by Pixies · · Score: 3, Interesting
      Pretty good tastes I must admit, you should check out Mouse On Mars, DJ Shadow and The Beta Band, you might likey. (Geez I feel like some amazon-generated mouthpiece)

      I think the point is though, it isn't your decision what business model the said copyright holders should be striving for, whether it is to their ultimate benefit or not. You are still breaking the rules and going against the will of a lot of people, without whom that music wouldn't exist. It's really about rights. Overriding them because it's convenient and seems reasonable to do so isn't exactly a defensible act.

      It is a fux0red up system, but the creators and distributors involved agreed to it all, so the best remedy is a) selective boycotting and b) lobbying the companies and performers who could forge a positive change.

      I agree it's best to sample before you buy, almost your right as a consumer, but one ought to try and do it legally whenever possible. Even if it's an inconvenience.

      /preach

  2. Where does it end? by Sarcasmooo! · · Score: 4, Interesting

    War? Is that what capitalists that behave this way want? I mean, goddamnit. I'm a pacifist, but I'm also a realist. How many people can you harrass, deceive, and imprison before someone blows their fucking lid and torches a corporate office? In some countries, there are already riots inspired by this sort of abuse. I remember reading about a McDonald's being vandalized, and the golden arches becoming a hood ornament on someone's car. THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR WAS STARTED OVER LESS. Jesus Christ. This bulllshit is never going to end. The only solution is to make money obsolete.

  3. Re:Sad... by quartz · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I fail to understand what is it that they are guilty of. They just wrote and hosted a file sharing service. Like, you know, millions of FTP sites out there, and newsgroups and whatnot. How are they guilty if people using their service decide to use it for some illegal purpose? Is Smith & Wesson guilty because I decided to kill someone using a weapon manufactured by them?

  4. Re:Translation: Criminals got busted. by guygee · · Score: 4, Interesting

    There is another way to change the law: Mass Disobedience. Gandhi led India to freedom from British rule using this tactic. Marijuana use was decriminalized in many states in the 1970s because of mass disobedience to the laws. When the legal system is corrupt, using legal means to change the system may not be sufficient. We need to call on all of our resources, the whole repertoire from lobbying to political organizing to protesting to encouraging mass disobedience. Any other response is self-crippling.