Think clearly. You really just want free music, don't you. You don't care about anyone's job or profit. You just want to justify to yourself that you're not a thief when you steal the next NSync or GayPop band you love.
I have news for you. It is stealing. It doesn't matter who it's from. And it does make you a thief. So be man enough to admit to that, and deal with the consequences or stop stealing people's work once and for all.
Well at last Slashdot makes a posting which highlights the loss of jobs and businesses that piracy causes. Of course that's only a small sector of the huge industry that is affected.
Nice to know slashdot is not as pro-piracy as it has been in the past. "The Man" isn't an unknown Goliath entity. It's your neighbour, your family member, your friend; everyone who has anything to do with the music industry.
(ditto for movies)
I was delighted when I saw the news this morning. As a huge movie fan (sometimes snob) I know that movies like LOTR only come once or twice (if we're lucky) in a generation. I'm glad they recognised it, and I hope the Academy recognises it. Movies like Cold Mountain come out every year, are usually nicely made, well acted but ultimately lifeless and only represent the generic Hollywood drama rather than push the boundaries of filmmaking, which movies are supposed to.
Well done to PJ who takes home another well deserved award. LOTR will be remembered fondly twenty years from now, and as the influence for a whole new generation of filmmakers. Cold Mountain will be remembered as that forgettable film way back in Jude Law's filmography.
Lets be logical here... Just how many people has Gates put out of work? Find out this number, then find out how many people he has provided work for. Then show me these two numbers and tell me, )(when you see how enormous the second number will be compared to the first), with a straight face that Bill Gates is a bad man, undeserving of honor and respect.
Nice conspiracy theory. Pity it's horseshit. Do some research next time before you call someone a "criminal". Those are big words for someone hiding behind the anonymity of the internet. Would you call him a criminal to his face? Would you ring up the Seattle Police Department or Seattle branch of the FBI and inform them about his criminal activities.
What's "criminal" is that they let you out of your cage every morning. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstech nology/2001734681_school18.html
He brought the internet to the masses and put us all in work, directly or indirectly. Sure there have been others since, but he set the ball rolling. He stated he would do something and did it. People like Steve Jobs, as cool as they were, didn't have any idea how the computer revolution would turn out..
Doesn't this show that the law suits WERE working... and now that the RIAA have backed off a little and the controversy has died down people are back to their old thieving\pirating ways? In fact, the RIAA should be a LOT harder on anyone who steals their property. Just like you, or I would be if someone tried to steal our work or belongings.
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What dictator? George Bush? The man who was elected fairly through the electoral system that's legal and has been in place for 200 years? Even though he didn't win the popular vote he got to his position fair and square... The guy also has to answer to a voting public next November... as is the legal way... He may be a screw up of a president, depends on your own personal opinion, but he got his position through a public democratic system and he'll either leave office or be reelected next year by a public democratic system.
I'm sorry but someone needs to go to dictionary.com and look up the definition of the word 'dictator'
Yet the system hasn't resulted in an increase in CD sales? Hmm... Maybe they will figure out another way to improve their failing business model?
Has the thought even occurred to the author of this story that maybe the University wants to stop the students using expensive college facilities for criminal activity?
The pro-piracy\anti-RIAA(what's the difference) brigade around here remind me of those anti-war protesters. They'll moan and moan about infringement of rights etc but they won't offer an alternative solution.
I invite the poster to suggest other means of dissuading students from getting as much stuff as possible for free with the minimum of effort. As a former student and friend of lots of other students I know that's pretty next to impossible unless you threaten them with severe disciplinary action.
P.S. Every time I post here speaking out against pirates (and other thieving scum) I get moderated down as a troll? Care to listen to what I have to say this time?
They deliberately break the law and steal and distribute thousands of dollars (at least) of other people's property.
If some guy on the street was doing this with physical CD's he'd get plenty of jail time, so why are these students any different?
I know many fools on this site likes to support thieves like this. And they all kid themselves that the RIAA (or it's equivalent) are the bad guys and they're sticking up for rights, etc etc... but lets face it, they're thieves like anyone else who steals property that does not belong to them. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
I have several friends who are struggling to get a foothold into the music industry partly because of piracy. They feel even more strongly about it than I do.
According to the article, it's going to be written by the same guy who created the series 'Queer As Folk'
So does that mean Doctor Who will have sex with a 15 year old boy and other perverted\pornographic storylines that this writer comes up with.
'Our conclusion is that the distributors really need to take a hard look at their own internal processes and look at how they can stop the insider leaks of their movies before taking measures that might hamstring consumers' technologies and rights.'"
Oh give me a break..
Stop looking for ways to justify piracy... That is the subtext of that quote after all. It's not the movie industry's fault or problem that someone makes a movie available for download. There are thousands of people involved in the production of one movie.
It's impossible to keep track of it througout the entire process. IT'S THE FAULT OF THE CRIMINALS WHO DOWNLOAD IT.
It's high time focus was directed towards the thieves who consistently steal movies and music. Especially those idiotic ones who try to justify it by treating the "Industry" as "The Establishment" that needs to be taken down... There are hundreds and thousands of ordinary people, like you and me(well maybe you), who depend on movie and music sales for their source of income
Piracy is killing the industry.. As a computer scientist I know that there is no technological solution. As a long time friend of a few struggling actors, camera men, and working-to-be-directors I know that it's their jobs which are being threatened, and in one case already affected. The "Establishment" will only be taken down after every single regular Joe Average has lost their jobs... so give it up
Like any criminal, I despise pirates and I am glad the RIAA have taken action, though it's too little too late I'm afraid. I hope every single one of you who regularly steals movies and music will be prosecuted with the full arm of the law, and shamed in front of your families.. just like the low life thieves who shoplift from record stores... for that is exactly what you are.
I wouldn't bother myself with this book anyway...
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...since it was written by the same writer who wrote the screenplay to THE 51st STATE \ FORMULA 51.... which was horribly written.
Realplayer and their constant updating of their file formats, Quicktime and the same, Microsoft and their media formats.
When are we going to see proper programs and file formats that remain backwardly compatible, and free to use. It's insane.
The internet grew so fast because of sharing of technology. This kind of crap will only stifle it.
That's not the point. I know they've mentioned cloning in Star Wars befor but using it in the title just SEEMS like he's jumping on the bandwagon.
Appearences in the movie industry are everything, and if it appears he's just cashing in on the cloning craze (maybe he is, maybe he isn't) then many people will believe it to be so. It's also a bad name because it's way too cacophonic.
Bear in mind everybody that when I read Phantom Menace script I too thought it was going to be a great movie because it was such a great script.
The two things that ruined Phantom Menace were Jake Lloyd's bad acting and Jar Jar Binks irritating voice. On paper, it would be impossible to tell what they were like. I thought Binks was going to be a Chewbacca type character, loveable without being too Disney. I was wrong. Not even Disney would associate themselves with that guy!
Attack of the Clones has a terrible name. That was a bad choice on Lucas' part. It just seems like he's jumping on the cloning bandwagon we've been seeing lately in sciencefiction.
However, Hayden Christian looks good in the role of Anakin, and Natalie Portman looks well...fabulous as she always does. It's a pity that this looks like it's going to be romance heavy, so I really hope there's a good twist in there somewhere, a la Empire Strikes Back.
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"Warning to fellow thieves and criminals: The Fuzz are coming! Watch out"
That's not troll baiting... that's a simple sad fact.. why are you so pro piracy?
Think clearly. You really just want free music, don't you. You don't care about anyone's job or profit. You just want to justify to yourself that you're not a thief when you steal the next NSync or GayPop band you love.
I have news for you. It is stealing. It doesn't matter who it's from. And it does make you a thief. So be man enough to admit to that, and deal with the consequences or stop stealing people's work once and for all.
Nice to know slashdot is not as pro-piracy as it has been in the past. "The Man" isn't an unknown Goliath entity. It's your neighbour, your family member, your friend; everyone who has anything to do with the music industry. (ditto for movies)
...because he just has to read Slashdot to find out what he's getting!
Well done to PJ who takes home another well deserved award. LOTR will be remembered fondly twenty years from now, and as the influence for a whole new generation of filmmakers. Cold Mountain will be remembered as that forgettable film way back in Jude Law's filmography.
Lets be logical here... Just how many people has Gates put out of work? Find out this number, then find out how many people he has provided work for. Then show me these two numbers and tell me, )(when you see how enormous the second number will be compared to the first), with a straight face that Bill Gates is a bad man, undeserving of honor and respect.
You should really read over your post. Several times if need be, and REALLY THINK about the logic of what you just said.
Why would you want to? For the love of god man, get your priorities straight.
What's "criminal" is that they let you out of your cage every morning. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstech nology/2001734681_school18.html
You have to be British born to be called "Sir".
He brought the internet to the masses and put us all in work, directly or indirectly. Sure there have been others since, but he set the ball rolling. He stated he would do something and did it. People like Steve Jobs, as cool as they were, didn't have any idea how the computer revolution would turn out..
Dear Slashdot Editors: Anally Retentive *should* have a space in it. :)
Doesn't this show that the law suits WERE working... and now that the RIAA have backed off a little and the controversy has died down people are back to their old thieving\pirating ways? In fact, the RIAA should be a LOT harder on anyone who steals their property. Just like you, or I would be if someone tried to steal our work or belongings.
By law, parody's are exempt from copyright infringement.. meaning they can't be sued.. A company might take them to court but they will lose.
The rights of parody is a long established part of copyright law. (and they didn't get sued for the other films)
Who?
? What dictator? George Bush? The man who was elected fairly through the electoral system that's legal and has been in place for 200 years? Even though he didn't win the popular vote he got to his position fair and square... The guy also has to answer to a voting public next November... as is the legal way... He may be a screw up of a president, depends on your own personal opinion, but he got his position through a public democratic system and he'll either leave office or be reelected next year by a public democratic system.I'm sorry but someone needs to go to dictionary.com and look up the definition of the word 'dictator'
Yet the system hasn't resulted in an increase in CD sales? Hmm... Maybe they will figure out another way to improve their failing business model?
Has the thought even occurred to the author of this story that maybe the University wants to stop the students using expensive college facilities for criminal activity?
The pro-piracy\anti-RIAA(what's the difference) brigade around here remind me of those anti-war protesters. They'll moan and moan about infringement of rights etc but they won't offer an alternative solution.
I invite the poster to suggest other means of dissuading students from getting as much stuff as possible for free with the minimum of effort. As a former student and friend of lots of other students I know that's pretty next to impossible unless you threaten them with severe disciplinary action.
P.S. Every time I post here speaking out against pirates (and other thieving scum) I get moderated down as a troll? Care to listen to what I have to say this time?
How is that flamebait?
It's the bloody truth.
Sheesh. Am I the only one who believes it's wrong to steal someone elses property? And that there are no excuses. No justifications.
They deliberately break the law and steal and distribute thousands of dollars (at least) of other people's property. If some guy on the street was doing this with physical CD's he'd get plenty of jail time, so why are these students any different? I know many fools on this site likes to support thieves like this. And they all kid themselves that the RIAA (or it's equivalent) are the bad guys and they're sticking up for rights, etc etc... but lets face it, they're thieves like anyone else who steals property that does not belong to them. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. I have several friends who are struggling to get a foothold into the music industry partly because of piracy. They feel even more strongly about it than I do.
According to the article, it's going to be written by the same guy who created the series 'Queer As Folk' So does that mean Doctor Who will have sex with a 15 year old boy and other perverted\pornographic storylines that this writer comes up with.
'Our conclusion is that the distributors really need to take a hard look at their own internal processes and look at how they can stop the insider leaks of their movies before taking measures that might hamstring consumers' technologies and rights.'"
Oh give me a break..
Stop looking for ways to justify piracy... That is the subtext of that quote after all. It's not the movie industry's fault or problem that someone makes a movie available for download. There are thousands of people involved in the production of one movie.
It's impossible to keep track of it througout the entire process. IT'S THE FAULT OF THE CRIMINALS WHO DOWNLOAD IT.
It's high time focus was directed towards the thieves who consistently steal movies and music. Especially those idiotic ones who try to justify it by treating the "Industry" as "The Establishment" that needs to be taken down... There are hundreds and thousands of ordinary people, like you and me(well maybe you), who depend on movie and music sales for their source of income
Piracy is killing the industry.. As a computer scientist I know that there is no technological solution. As a long time friend of a few struggling actors, camera men, and working-to-be-directors I know that it's their jobs which are being threatened, and in one case already affected. The "Establishment" will only be taken down after every single regular Joe Average has lost their jobs... so give it up
Like any criminal, I despise pirates and I am glad the RIAA have taken action, though it's too little too late I'm afraid. I hope every single one of you who regularly steals movies and music will be prosecuted with the full arm of the law, and shamed in front of your families.. just like the low life thieves who shoplift from record stores... for that is exactly what you are.
...since it was written by the same writer who wrote the screenplay to THE 51st STATE \ FORMULA 51.... which was horribly written.
Realplayer and their constant updating of their file formats, Quicktime and the same, Microsoft and their media formats. When are we going to see proper programs and file formats that remain backwardly compatible, and free to use. It's insane. The internet grew so fast because of sharing of technology. This kind of crap will only stifle it.
This must be a first or something. Maybe you can have your wedding vows in the Ask Slashdot section.
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That's not the point. I know they've mentioned cloning in Star Wars befor but using it in the title just SEEMS like he's jumping on the bandwagon.
Appearences in the movie industry are everything, and if it appears he's just cashing in on the cloning craze (maybe he is, maybe he isn't) then many people will believe it to be so. It's also a bad name because it's way too cacophonic.
Bear in mind everybody that when I read Phantom Menace script I too thought it was going to be a great movie because it was such a great script. The two things that ruined Phantom Menace were Jake Lloyd's bad acting and Jar Jar Binks irritating voice. On paper, it would be impossible to tell what they were like. I thought Binks was going to be a Chewbacca type character, loveable without being too Disney. I was wrong. Not even Disney would associate themselves with that guy! Attack of the Clones has a terrible name. That was a bad choice on Lucas' part. It just seems like he's jumping on the cloning bandwagon we've been seeing lately in sciencefiction. However, Hayden Christian looks good in the role of Anakin, and Natalie Portman looks well...fabulous as she always does. It's a pity that this looks like it's going to be romance heavy, so I really hope there's a good twist in there somewhere, a la Empire Strikes Back.