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P2P Music Sharing Remains Popular Despite RIAA

Posted by michael on from the cultural-mores-not-subject-to-top-down-control dept.

KarmaOverDogma writes "The New York Times reports that the RIAA's attempts to cut down on (music) file sharing are slow to show any effect, as much of the public still considers the activity to be useful and/or acceptable. P2P filesharing activity has decreased very little since they began their end-user legal campaign."

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  1. In case of slashdotting by Exiler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've started hosting the article on Gnutella

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    Banaaaana!
  2. Pirate! by FortKnox · · Score: 5, Funny

    Y'arr, does any lad find this here news of pirates somewhat coincidental? Today be talk-like-a-pirate day, it be!
    Offenders will get twenty lashes of the cat-o-nine tails or walkin da plank to Davey Jones' locker. Y'arrr!

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    Good quote, too many chars. Seriously, the slashdot 120 char limit sucks!
    1. Re:Pirate! by Pinball+Wizard · · Score: 4, Funny
      Arrrr, I be Iron Morty Flint, and it shivers me timbers to think that 36 percent of those polled think file swapping is never acceptable. What's wrong with plundering a bit o' booty from time to time?

      Yarr, we pirates are not unlike the gangsta rappers the RIAA loves to promote as the icons of American culture. Avast, ye RIAA scum, see how we but speak the same language as ye do:

      fo'ties - bottles o' rum
      bling bling - booty
      Yo! - Avast!
      Homey - Matey
      Bee-atch - Scurvey dog
      Pop a cap in yo ass - Make ye walk the plank
      Word - Arrrrrrrrr
      Beat down - Keel haul
      Wack MC Land - lubber
      Playah - Swashbuckler
      Mack Daddy - Cap'n
      Jacking - Plundering
      Rap Sea - Shanties
      The joint - The brig
      Crew - Crew


      So let us be pirates, or we'll pop a cap in yo ass, er, I mean make ye walk the plank, arrrr.

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      No, Thursday's out. How about never - is never good for you?

  3. Re:Let's pay the artists intstead... by mblase · · Score: 4, Funny

    I vote for embedding artist PayPal addresses in mp3s.

    A wonderful idea, until the first person discovers that that particular block of text can be edited.