Actually, being DOS'd is exponentially worse than being Slashdotted. My site has been Slashdotted three times in three months and the most traffic (unique pageviews) I ever got was for 200,000 pv's in about 24 hours. A good DDOS attack will generate that in under an hour I suspect (don't know for sure).
Check out this Audio Home Recording Act summary. It specifically states in section 1008 of the AHRA that "No copyright infringement lawsuit may be brought based on consumers' noncommercial use of digital or analog recording devices to copy prerecorded music. No copyright lawsuit may be based on the manufacture, importation, distribution, or sale of digital or analog recording devices or media." You can make copies of all the music you buy, whether into tape, another CD, Minidisc or DVD.
While like you I won't be busting down a door to join the major labels' online efforts, don't spread the rumor you're not allowed to copy music.:-)
I might get modded down for appearing to troll, but my site did become wildly popular overnight. It's generated over 1 million visitors in the last 6 weeks, all because of word of mouth and somewhat compelling content.
Writing clearly and correctly helps. IMO if you really want to generate attention, you need to address a concern that affects many people or a smaller concern that affects a more rabid group of people. Pop culture wonders like "All your base," the dancing hamsters, and (going back to the 70's) the pet rock are pretty cool, but I don't have a clue how you maintain long-term interest in that,:-). YMMV?
If I'm a judge, it's supremely easy to shut down Kazaa, et al. First, I shut down the servers where the program is downloaded because it leads to contributory copyright infringement, -or- I order Kazaa to come out with a new version of their software and force all previous versions to not work with the "decentralized" servers. Second, I mandate that the Kazaa people incorporate filters into their servers to screen out copyrighted files as happened with Napster. If they fail to comply with my orders, I fine 'em and jail 'em for contempt of court or massive copyright infringement.
Last, remember that Kazaa and their ilk are *not* truly p2p networks - the software they run *does* require that the program check in with Kazaa occasionally. Sure, Joe Hacker can bypass that, but good luck running this p2p network when 98 of every 100 people are off of it because they aren't hackers.
Hi Anarchos,
If you have a moment, please drop by the site or send me an e-mail concerning your Jimmy Eat World album and I'll let the other 15,000 visitors a day (and rising) to my site know about your experience. You can mail me at corruptcds@fatchucks.com or stop by http://www.fatchucks.com/corruptcds .
While "some people are just reporting any disc they have trouble with, without investigating things like bad hardware or scratched discs," the overwhelming number of people who have submitted to my site are techies, not Joe Consumer. They have tested most of these discs quite thoroughly, as the notes linked to each incident will attest. I believe this list is *very* trustworthy.
As you point out, "Maybe they added protection on a recent production run, but that seems unlikely because any "piracy" damage is already done" Very possible. Remember, labels don't just make -one- pressing of a CD and hope for the best. They make repeated pressings if the album in question continues to sell enough to justify it. That's why I'm concerned (and maybe you might be too) that many in-catalog albums that predate 2001 will be re-relased with these corrupted features. Think Pink Floyd, BB King, Led Zeppelin, -any- label act. Also, do not forget that just because a hacker can rip them does not mean the other 95-98 people out of 100 can. The labels are doing this to stop Joe Public from exercising his Fair Use rights, not Joe Hacker.
A word about labels. As you said "DCTalk is a Christian band; they want their message spread as wide as possible, even if it means losing some money" Bzzzz! You're right and wrong. DC Talk's music, lyrics and other creative output are owned lock, stock and barrel by their label - Virgin. It is up to Virgin to spread their message, and it is up to Virgin whether they want to corrupt a re-release of Supernatural. DC Talk has -0- input into Virgin's decision. This applies to 99% of the artists and their labels.
Last, do not forget that in all likelihood, these corrupt CDs are being released in batches within the main press run. For example, if Label X has 500,000 albums made, perhaps there are anywhere from 10-100,000 corrupt CDs in there. That would explain a great deal about why some people have normal CDs, and others don't.
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Pleeeeease, that was hands-down the easiest thing I've done all week. Apply nose tip to "End" button and voila, I'm there!
Actually, being DOS'd is exponentially worse than being Slashdotted. My site has been Slashdotted three times in three months and the most traffic (unique pageviews) I ever got was for 200,000 pv's in about 24 hours. A good DDOS attack will generate that in under an hour I suspect (don't know for sure).
While like you I won't be busting down a door to join the major labels' online efforts, don't spread the rumor you're not allowed to copy music. :-)
Writing clearly and correctly helps. IMO if you really want to generate attention, you need to address a concern that affects many people or a smaller concern that affects a more rabid group of people. Pop culture wonders like "All your base," the dancing hamsters, and (going back to the 70's) the pet rock are pretty cool, but I don't have a clue how you maintain long-term interest in that, :-). YMMV?
Last, remember that Kazaa and their ilk are *not* truly p2p networks - the software they run *does* require that the program check in with Kazaa occasionally. Sure, Joe Hacker can bypass that, but good luck running this p2p network when 98 of every 100 people are off of it because they aren't hackers.
If you have a moment, please drop by the site or send me an e-mail concerning your Jimmy Eat World album and I'll let the other 15,000 visitors a day (and rising) to my site know about your experience. You can mail me at corruptcds@fatchucks.com or stop by http://www.fatchucks.com/corruptcds .
Take care,
Chuck
While "some people are just reporting any disc they have trouble with, without investigating things like bad hardware or scratched discs," the overwhelming number of people who have submitted to my site are techies, not Joe Consumer. They have tested most of these discs quite thoroughly, as the notes linked to each incident will attest. I believe this list is *very* trustworthy.
As you point out, "Maybe they added protection on a recent production run, but that seems unlikely because any "piracy" damage is already done" Very possible. Remember, labels don't just make -one- pressing of a CD and hope for the best. They make repeated pressings if the album in question continues to sell enough to justify it. That's why I'm concerned (and maybe you might be too) that many in-catalog albums that predate 2001 will be re-relased with these corrupted features. Think Pink Floyd, BB King, Led Zeppelin, -any- label act. Also, do not forget that just because a hacker can rip them does not mean the other 95-98 people out of 100 can. The labels are doing this to stop Joe Public from exercising his Fair Use rights, not Joe Hacker.
A word about labels. As you said "DCTalk is a Christian band; they want their message spread as wide as possible, even if it means losing some money" Bzzzz! You're right and wrong. DC Talk's music, lyrics and other creative output are owned lock, stock and barrel by their label - Virgin. It is up to Virgin to spread their message, and it is up to Virgin whether they want to corrupt a re-release of Supernatural. DC Talk has -0- input into Virgin's decision. This applies to 99% of the artists and their labels.
Last, do not forget that in all likelihood, these corrupt CDs are being released in batches within the main press run. For example, if Label X has 500,000 albums made, perhaps there are anywhere from 10-100,000 corrupt CDs in there. That would explain a great deal about why some people have normal CDs, and others don't.
Hope this helps. Chuck