Napster/Corporate Music Fans are evil GREEDY Democratic/Green petty stupid thieves (capitalist would be way too nice). Cheers for the free people, artists, corporate America, and intellectual property rights!
Protection of intellectual property rights is necessary to promote the useful Arts and Sciences. Otherwise, you get crap like microsoft and the new kids on the block. You commie idiot.
The napster thieves of sucky corporate music suck. They don't understand music. They don't understand law. The real music exists legally and free at http://www.mp3.com and http://www.iuma.com
It is great that the fans of big corporate music lost this one. I think we should cut off ears of the thieves of corporate music. Long live the corporation. Death to the lazy fans of crappy music who can't even afford to get it legally. If you are upset about the Napster ruling...go here you stupid corporate music fans... http://www.mp3.com
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Napster Users, RIAA, and Corporations Suck: Protect the Software Writers and Artists
Actually, independent bands have a hard time promoting their mp3's on napster because you have 50 kids all looking for 5-stupid-kids-who-can't-sing bands.
The corporate bands and their representatives have a legitimate complaint that you can't distribute their music without permission. Even though most of the music sucks, people did work and spend money to produce music for the masses and to cram it in your ear on every corporate radio station and music television.
I personally think RIAA is wrong. I think Mp3.com and Napster provide legitimate services. However, some people use Napster and MP3.com (without even the decency of covering their ISP packets through a compromised machine somewhere) in an illegal manner against MP3.com and Napster user agreements.
I personally think the best way to deal with Napster is to not deal with Napster but start getting IP addresses of the people distributing copyrighted material without permission.
Once the FBI starts making phone calls, the napster scene will dwindle to a few idiots, a few kids with parents that don't care, and a few people from idiot governments.
Yes, the illegal trade will still continue no matter what. But the point is not the end result. The point is the means. The means justify the end.
The problem with our society today in all respects is that we have replaced individual liberty and responsibility (based on tort law) with the tryanny of the stupid masses wanting their "free" suck-ass corporate music.
Cracking-down on music pirates is one of the few things that the U.S. government is Constitutionally authorized. Let's end the insane war on mob-unapproved drugs, and start calling the parents of the deliquents and start arresting the bums who can't afford a CD or who can't listen to the corporate crap on the corporate radio stations or can't listen to the better and free music out there legitimately. And if you can't afford any of those things...I'm sure Columbia Records will give you some free music if you clean their offices or the band's car.
The gun companies are innocent. The tobacco companies are innocent. Napster and MP3.com are innocent.
It is the people who steal property. It is the people who illegal distribute property. It is the people that pull the trigger on someone not attacking you that are guilty.
No wonder we have people killing, stealing, and using drugs. We no longer own ourselves. We are no longer responsible for what we do. The the corporations (private communism/socialism where the worker--share holder--owns the means of production) and the government (the mob) own us collectively.
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For once, the U.S. government will be prosecuting criminals (the people trading the music, not the software writers of napster) that the U.S. Constitution authorizes them to do. Cracking down on music and software pirates is the one thing our U.S. government does that is authorized in the Constitution. Unfortunately, they rather put people in prison for using non-mob approved drugs and to sue tobacco companies that provide legitimate consensual cancer stick of some benefits products. They sue the gun manufacturers. They don't go after the real criminals. The people who pull the trigger. The people who use something like napster to illegaly distribute someone else's property. I'm all for protecting Napster. I'm also all for the U.S. government to perform one or it's few legitimate duties.
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Actually, independent bands have a hard time promoting their mp3's on napster because you have 50 kids all looking for 5 stupid kids who can't sing bands.
This isn't about RIAA. RIAA represents the record companies who represents the bands. All these business relationships were consensual. RIAA and mp3.com was about details in regards to mp3 distribution left out of contracts.
The bands and their representatives have a legitimate complaint that you can't distribute their music without permission.
I personally think the best way to deal with Napster is to not deal with Napster but start getting IP addresses of the people distributing copyrighted material without permission.
Once the FBI starts making phone calls, the napster scene will dwindle to a few idiots and a few people from idiot governments.
Yes, the illegal trade will still continue no matter what. But the point is not the end result. The point is the means. The means justify the end.
The problem with our society today in all respects is that we have replaced individual liberty and responsibility (based on tort law) with the tryanny of the stupid masses wanting their "free" suck-ass corporate music, including metallica.
I think some people had it right. They are doing this for the money. First, the direct money from the tax payer. Second, the indirect money from reselling the lists to employers.
Good point that like most government programs, it would do more harm then good. Those with the power will abuse the power absolutely. Maybe it will back-fire and the tormentors, including teachers and principals, will be frequently reported.
Good Point. I would like to list the victims of WAVE America: 1) One innocent student defended by the ACLU. 2) The taxpayer. 3) Pinkerton for a bad business model.
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Napster/Corporate Music Fans are evil GREEDY Democratic/Green petty stupid thieves (capitalist would be way too nice). Cheers for the free people, artists, corporate America, and intellectual property rights!
Protection of intellectual property rights is necessary to promote the useful Arts and Sciences. Otherwise, you get crap like microsoft and the new kids on the block. You commie idiot.
The napster thieves of sucky corporate music suck. They don't understand music. They don't understand law. The real music exists legally and free at http://www.mp3.com and http://www.iuma.com
It is great that the fans of big corporate music lost this one. I think we should cut off ears of the thieves of corporate music. Long live the corporation. Death to the lazy fans of crappy music who can't even afford to get it legally. If you are upset about the Napster ruling...go here you stupid corporate music fans... http://www.mp3.com
Napster Users, RIAA, and Corporations Suck:
Protect the Software Writers and Artists
Actually, independent bands have a hard time promoting their mp3's on napster because you have 50 kids all looking for 5-stupid-kids-who-can't-sing bands.
The corporate bands and their representatives have a legitimate complaint that you can't distribute their music without permission. Even though most of the music sucks, people did work and spend money to produce music for the masses and to cram it in your ear on every corporate radio station and music television.
I personally think RIAA is wrong. I think Mp3.com and Napster provide legitimate services. However, some people use Napster and MP3.com (without even the decency of covering their ISP packets through a compromised machine somewhere) in an illegal manner against MP3.com and Napster user agreements.
I personally think the best way to deal with Napster is to not deal with Napster but start getting IP addresses of the people distributing copyrighted material without permission.
Once the FBI starts making phone calls, the napster scene will dwindle to a few idiots, a few kids with parents that don't care, and a few people from idiot governments.
Yes, the illegal trade will still continue no matter what. But the point is not the end result. The point is the means. The means justify the end.
The problem with our society today in all respects is that we have replaced individual liberty and responsibility (based on tort law) with the tryanny of the stupid masses wanting their "free" suck-ass corporate music.
Cracking-down on music pirates is one of the few things that the U.S. government is Constitutionally authorized. Let's end the insane war on mob-unapproved drugs, and start calling the parents of the deliquents and start arresting the bums who can't afford a CD or who can't listen to the corporate crap on the corporate radio stations or can't listen to the better and free music out there legitimately. And if you can't afford any of those things...I'm sure Columbia Records will give you some free music if you clean their offices or the band's car.
The gun companies are innocent. The tobacco companies are innocent. Napster and MP3.com are innocent.
It is the people who steal property. It is the people who illegal distribute property. It is the people that pull the trigger on someone not attacking you that are guilty.
No wonder we have people killing, stealing, and using drugs. We no longer own ourselves. We are no longer responsible for what we do. The the corporations (private communism/socialism where the worker--share holder--owns the means of production) and the government (the mob) own us collectively.
For once, the U.S. government will be prosecuting criminals (the people trading the music, not the software writers of napster) that the U.S. Constitution authorizes them to do. Cracking down on music and software pirates is the one thing our U.S. government does that is authorized in the Constitution. Unfortunately, they rather put people in prison for using non-mob approved drugs and to sue tobacco companies that provide legitimate consensual cancer stick of some benefits products. They sue the gun manufacturers. They don't go after the real criminals. The people who pull the trigger. The people who use something like napster to illegaly distribute someone else's property. I'm all for protecting Napster. I'm also all for the U.S. government to perform one or it's few legitimate duties.
Actually, independent bands have a hard time promoting their mp3's on napster because you
have 50 kids all looking for 5 stupid kids who can't sing bands.
This isn't about RIAA. RIAA represents the record companies who represents the bands. All these business relationships were consensual. RIAA and mp3.com was about details in regards to mp3 distribution left out of contracts.
The bands and their representatives have a legitimate complaint that you can't distribute their music without permission.
I personally think the best way to deal with Napster is to not deal with Napster but start getting IP addresses of the people distributing copyrighted material without permission.
Once the FBI starts making phone calls, the napster scene will dwindle to a few idiots and a few people from idiot governments.
Yes, the illegal trade will still continue no matter what. But the point is not the end result. The point is the means. The means justify the end.
The problem with our society today in all respects is that we have replaced individual liberty and responsibility (based on tort law) with the tryanny of the stupid masses wanting their "free" suck-ass corporate music, including metallica.
I think some people had it right. They are doing this for the money. First, the direct money from the tax payer. Second, the indirect money from reselling the lists to employers.
It is likely that Pinkerton supported some campaigns in NC. However, any such program will blow while it is paid for with taxes.
Good point that like most government programs, it would do more harm then good. Those with the power will abuse the power absolutely. Maybe it will back-fire and the tormentors, including teachers and principals, will be frequently reported.
Good Point. I would like to list the victims of WAVE America: 1) One innocent student defended by the ACLU. 2) The taxpayer. 3) Pinkerton for a bad business model.