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Music Should Be Heard But Not Understood

PaxTech writes "Warner/Chapell music has cease-and-desisted a small freeware developer who wrote a Mac OS X lyrics downoading application. pearLyrics in no way contributed to piracy or copyright infringement, it was merely a tool to search for lyrics on public websites and view or add them to mp3 metadata. This is part of a larger crackdown on websites distributing lyrics. Apparently, the labels would like to force us back to a world where Hendrix kisses guys."

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  1. vdsvd by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    bah1!

  2. Sosueme by FidelCatsro · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (The RIAA are) Pretty Vacant (sung by an RIAA executive)

    there's no point in asking
    you'll get no reply
    oh just remember a don't decide
    i got no reason it's too all much
    you'll always find us out to lunch

    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty we're vacant
    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty
    a vacant

    don'y ask us to attend
    'cos we're not all there
    oh don't pretend 'cos i don't care
    i don't belive illusions
    'cos too much is real
    so stop you'r cheap comment
    'cos we know what we feel

    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty we're vacant
    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty we're vacant
    ah but now and we don't care

    there's no piont in asking
    you'll get no reply
    oh just remember a don't decide
    i got no reason it's all too much
    you'll always find me out to lunch
    we're out on lunch

    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty we're vacant
    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty we're vacant
    oh we're so pretty
    oh so pretty ah
    but now and we don't care
    we're pretty
    a pretty vacant
    we're pretty
    a pretty vacant
    we're pretty
    a pretty vacant
    we're pretty
    a pretty vacant
    and we don't care

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    The only things certain in war are Propaganda and Death. You can never be sure which is which though
  3. Guy bashing. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Apparently, the labels would like to force us back to a world where Hendrix kisses guys.""

    Heaven forbid that should happen.

  4. Who Cares? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    His product wasn't open source. Slashdot you have fallen.

  5. Tin foil hat - OFF TOPIC by Turn-X+Alphonse · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Does anyone know a site with designs for tin foil hats? I've for my tin foil and looking for an intresting design now, but google isn't helping.. so help me slashdot!

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  6. PHP: CREATED BY FAG JEWS, LOVED BY DIRTY NEGEROS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


    ANY TRUE HUMAN BEING (READ: WHITE PERSON) WOULD NEVER WRITE SOFTWARE IN SUCH A NIGGARDLY LANGUAGE! ANYONE WHO CREATES SOFTWARE IN SAID LANGUAGE IS A RACE TRAITOR! GET RID OF YOUR NIGGARDNESS! DROP THE KIKESPEAK! ABOLISH THIS ANTI-HUMAN FAGGOT COMPUTER LANGUAGE AT ALL COSTS! TELL ME, WHITEMAN: WHAT DO YOU PROGRAM IN???

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  7. Re:OK, point? by Ph33r+th3+g(O)at · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bring it on. I have more karma than God.

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    I too have felt the cold finger of injustice.
  8. Re:Facilitators by BungoMan85 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    They're not making a "bold" stance against war. They're spouting bullshit that they (read "Reprise Records") hope will sell more CDs. Green Day is the last band I wanna hear trying to give me their opinion on something I'm sure they know little or nothing about. Green Day sucks, there, I said it. They had no artistic credibility 10 years ago, and they're sure as hell don't now. Only 14 year old girls consider them to be "punk rock", which they never were in the first place.

    Listen to hardcore.

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    Bungo!
  9. Re:Facilitators by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    They take a bold stance against war. They're possibly sacrificing their artistic popularity and credibility to make a point. You had better shape up and learn to appreciate them right fucking now.
    You're right, except for the bold. Green Day's popularity was very low before the release of American Idiot because of Warning. In the way of popularity, they didn't have much to lose. And my experiences with haters of the band on IRC have shown me that you won't be convincing them. It gets pointless to try, just let their stupid posts get moderated down to -1 and let it go.
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