Kazaa-lite Shut Down
atari2600 writes "Finally it has happened. Zeropaid is reporting that the Kazaalite K++ project has been shutdown by Sharman Networks. The project, which had been set up to block spy and ad ware within the Kazaa Media Desktop Program has achieved notoriety within the P2p world through its simplistic approach and success in reverse engineering the Kazaa application."
I've found that the time it takes to get good (192kbps+) versions of songs off of a complete album is much longer and expensive than simply shelling out 10 bucks for the CD at a music store.
So, I don't even use P2P anymore. I have no interest in movies or games or whatever, just music.
Unless your time is worth nothing, you should just buy the factory CDs anyway. Plus, you can show the artists you like (White Stripes, Strokes, Outkast) that you enjoy what they do.
Reply or e-mail; don't vaguely moderate. Ex-O'Reilly/MIT employee, now a full-time Google employee.
Music should be made because it is fun and it brings joy and happiness to peoples lives, not for money. Musicians should have real jobs to make money, or make there money entirely from appearances. The fact musicians want many for there music is a form of prostitution, not of women, but of music. I don't charge people when I make them laugh or they have a good time this me. My reward, being more valuable then money, is the knowledge that I elevated this this persons level happiness.