Is the givernment gonna confiscate my computer?.... im sooo Scared!

It's possible. You should be...

in my opinion filesharing is NOT a crime !!

Filesharing as such isnt illegal, it rather much depend on what you share and how the file(s) were optained

Taking down BitTorrent for being the application it is would be a real shame. Alot of (legal) companies use BitTorrent for destribution of their software and updates of the same.
....BUT if I read any of the articles correct only the hardcore illegal trackers will be targeted

that's not very hopefull Snowman........
i'd rather have them attack the legal ones
guess we'll see what's going to happen.......

i'd rather have them attack the legal ones

ummmm...... that makes just s much sense to me as sticking my head into a turned on blender...

ummmm...... that makes just s much sense to me as sticking my head into a turned on blender...

Indeed. Ozzy, what're you talking about?

oh my god....
i'm just saying that i would not
very much like to see 'm target the illegal trackers
was it really that hard ???
that would be a pretty big blender snowman....good luck with that !!

yeah whatever.........well everybody good luck overhere
adios

It's because Ozzy doesn't care about the legal trackers since they provide no service to him (i.e. pirated games, pirated music, etc.).

I guess the person named messybuu must work for the riaa or mpaa.

I wish! But I'm sure in the same boat as you and your kind (i.e. jobless).

Who cares..... WAREZ IS DA SHIZZ! BITTORRENT EDONKEY ANY FILE SHARING IS THE BEST! WHO CARES IF IT IS ILLEGAL! Whats gonna happen? Is the givernment gonna confiscate my computer?.... im sooo Scared!

Couldn't stardock give this guys IP over to the 'authorities' to get him prosecuted, since he's blatantly admitting that he takes part in illegal activity?

Link


Check it out. Looks like Suprnova.org is gone for good.

haha major bittorrent site is down now.

suprnova.org is now down and possibly for good.

Ok, I admit I am a little behind in responding to this, but hey, I wanted to offer my opinion on it.

Regardless of which side of the aisle you are on concerning pirating music/movies, here is a thought.

Treating your customers like criminals is always a bad business practice. They only true way to eliminate piracy (and I know that it cannot be 100% defeated) is to offer a low cost alternative. ITunes and the like that offer music for 99 cents is a good start. Instead of trying to twist the internet to fit your business model, adjust your business model to fit the internet.

Stumpman, a customer is somebody who pays for a good or a service. Not the case here.


I recently read an article that made me laugh... Basically, about one teenager out of two massively uses firesharing to download huge amounts of music. According to the survey, stores such as iTunes make no difference. Teens responded: Why pay for something I can get for free?
On the other hand, and here is the irony, those same teens will gladly and proudly pay 2 or 3 dollars for a 30 second RING TONE for their cell phone... and yet they won't pay 1 dollar for a complete 3 minute song. Funny, isn't it? Busted me up when I read that.

Anyway, online stores such as Apple's, much appeal to the adult population but very little to the teens - which were typically the #1 customers for CD's and records.


Movies are a different matter though. Teens were never a big client base for the purchase of movies. On the other hand, it might be hurting the video rental industry... or maybe not, dunno. There seems to be as many people in the video store now than there always was.

Especially now that BlockBuster has done away with late fees.

My Opinion????

Well personally i don't know what all the hype is about, they been trying for years.... I have yet to see in our constitution, or laws that states that sharing is a crime, but of course as far as the RIAA, MPAA and Many others, basicly call it a crime simply because they have no control (just like anything else) and are not making finacial gains by it (basicly Greed).... once the little guy makes a move, and major organizations can't control it, they convienently call it a crime, (look at what happened to companies like 321 Studios, who offered product that the RIAA/MPAA didn't approve of), and trust me these industries and organitions aren't hurting, they still make billions every year, not to mention the behind the scenes crap you don't see or hear about (i know i worked for a few). Now don't get me wrong i don't condone pirating one bit, those ignorant enough to pull stupid SH&T, should be locked up (and are basicly the reason why this is such an issue). But if your using these for your own personal use, and not using it by means of obtaining any finacial gain (which is the base of copyright infringement laws) i don't see anything wrong with that (when it is freely being offered). I know no-one in here, if you were offered something for free, would turn it down.... But it makes me wonder, what are we turning into, when we pass judgement and consider things like sharing a crime, just because some organizations say so.... "THE WAY OF THE WORLD HUH" Just my opinion (maybe I'm just talking outta my butt )

Sharing isn't illegal. What we now call "file sharing" isn't REALLY sharing, it's COPYING. Sharing implies that only one person has that shared object at one given moment. Sharing ususally involves sacrifice, and there is nothing wrong with that. But reproducing a file one thousand times so that one thousand people AND you can have all have it certainly doesn't involve any sacrifice and certainly has nothing to do with sharing. The law prevents you from photocopying a book and distributing the copy, and the same should applie to music, movies or software.

"Sharing' means more than one person has part usage of the same object.

'File-sharing' of a MP3, for example means that more than one person EACH has a copy.

The multiplicity of 'copy' is what copyright is ALL about.

The word says it all copy - right.

File-sharing  [in its most popular usage] is a violation of the rights of the original owner of the object/work/song/art/etc.

It IS funny that all of this is called sharing. That key word is the central cause for those who continue to do it.

I still think, though, that BitTorrent has an idea that could change the way movie files are distributed, and at lower costs. I guess that would mean a change in the business model.

CD sales have nothing to do with this. Artists make most of their money performing live, so you can't exactly say file sharing hurts them. If anything, it's good for them and I'll explain why in a moment. Labels on the other hand, make most their money through lawyers and crooked deals to nab ninety nine percent of an artist's revenue. Who's the thief here?

File sharing has seen the rise of indie bands into the world market. They can distribute their music freely, and this scares the bejeesus out of labels because they're simply not needed anymore. Same goes for video. Look at stuff like Homestar and Red vs Blue. These people are their own labels. You can and will find their material free on the web, or through file sharing, but they still offer their own merchandise which still sells. The physical medium still appeals to fans who enjoy the feeling of owning the material goods. CD sales are still rising, because more bands are getting equal play these days. People don't just listen to the radio or tv when they decide what bands to like anymore. They get their reccommendations through buddies with mp3s who say 'dude, you're gonna love this'. There's definitely bands out there who've discovered the marketing potential of file sharing and cut loose from the labels.

The labels themselves aren't hurting. The rise of online music and video stores is proof enough. They're just scared they'll fade into nothingness when all their big acts catch on to the idea of self-marketing.

Don't give the labels your hard earned money. They're ripping off artists and have been for years. When you find a band you like, I urge you to find a way that you can purchase their music directly from them. I bought a few albums from Jim's Big Ego a while ago, and I appreciate it more than anything I've ever downloaded.