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RIAA comments on the death of Megaupload
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The following comments relate to this news article:
article published on 25 January, 2012
Last week, the U.S. government shut down Megaupload.com, one of the largest and longest running cyberlockers in the business. Its founders, Kim Dotcom and a handful of employees were also arrested, charged with copyright infringement.
Megaupload and its owners are accused of taking over $500 million from copyright holders due to piracy, and cashing in on $175 million in profits from ... [ read the full article ]
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aarowsmith
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27. January 2012 @ 16:56 |
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Originally posted by Mez:
You are making some strong statements about persons you don't know and are very likely to be wrong about more than half of them. I would not get so carried away on a global stage.
Yes that may be true, sorry don't mean to argue but this is just my opinion. I have heard many others say the same thing too as I. I am not saying all cases but most friends and people's kids that I know are like this, they think everything should be handed to them for free. Nor should they pay the Artist a penny for their hard earned work. I know allot of people that feel that way. If you can't afford the entertainment then fine, do something else for cheap or free. But don't steal and ruin the income of Artist around the World by downloading illegally just because you think you may have a right to do so. And way too many people waste their time texting, social media and or going online and getting things for free when they could just pay for it, get another job or be more productive in life and save their precious time. Speaking of time is money, I am wasting my time too right now, oh well I digress......
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scorpNZ
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27. January 2012 @ 17:03 |
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I totally agree with aerosmith about wasting ones life away,you can add posting in forums as well,you lot should all get life
ps: the irony..lol...
edit:that should be aarowsmith..ok i admit it i misspelt on purpose :p
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aarowsmith
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27. January 2012 @ 17:20 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
I totally agree with aerosmith about wasting ones life away,you can add posting in forums as well,you lot should all get life
ps: the irony..lol...
edit:that should be aarowsmith..ok i admit it i misspelt on purpose :p
well atleast I was working on my job bid and emails all while I was replying to this thread topic, but yes still the irony on my part of wasting my precious time....that is why I don't do Facebook, YouTube, and or downloading etc. I just don't have the time for that. I would rather work. Aarowsmith is miss spelled on purpose. Just a nick name, not the music band.
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ibmeubu
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27. January 2012 @ 22:55 |
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OMG. Who the hell does the aarowsmith person think he/she is. I work 60 to 70 hours a week and I still find time to text, facebook, post in forums, surf the internet any way that I feel like, etc. Don't tell me what I can and can't do. Adam Henry!!! Go crawl back into the hole that you came from.
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scorpNZ
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27. January 2012 @ 23:24 |
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Originally posted by ibmeubu:
OMG. Who the hell does the aarowsmith person think he/she is. I work 60 to 70 hours a week and I still find time to text, facebook, post in forums, surf the internet any way that I feel like, etc. Don't tell me what I can and can't do. Adam Henry!!! Go crawl back into the hole that you came from.
Don't know who the member is however member knows how to hit a nerve,personally i like his style the fish are on the bite reel em in bro..lol..
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ibmeubu
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28. January 2012 @ 00:17 |
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Originally posted by scorpNZ:
Originally posted by ibmeubu:
OMG. Who the hell does the aarowsmith person think he/she is. I work 60 to 70 hours a week and I still find time to text, facebook, post in forums, surf the internet any way that I feel like, etc. Don't tell me what I can and can't do. Adam Henry!!! Go crawl back into the hole that you came from.
Don't know who the member is however member knows how to hit a nerve,personally i like his style the fish are on the bite reel em in bro..lol..
Maybe he hit a nerve to a certain degree but it's more the ignorance of him thinking that he knows it all. What makes him right and others wrong?
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28. January 2012 @ 01:10 |
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Don't know who the member is however member knows how to hit a nerve,personally i like
Maybe he hit a nerve to a certain degree but it's more the ignorance of him thinking that he knows it all. What makes him right and others wrong?
state of mind.it makes things interesting and we all have our turn on the soapbox.dont take it too seriously or it will eat you up.lol.
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Mez
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28. January 2012 @ 08:28 |
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Originally posted by jahnarisha:
that's too simplistic observation by RIAA. if they think shutting down megaupload will lead all free downloaders to go legal, that's far from the truth. what about rapidshare, and the countless other download sites, not mentioning torrents. they just focused on megaupload so megabox won't push thru. search megabox to know more about it.
What you miss is they are killing all the free sites. Apparently they have some witt. They know more will be downloaded for free vs having to pay a buck or so for a gig. That isn't much but it does have an effect. After they get the free sites they will go after the paid sites.
If they were half as smart at tune and movie pricing the market might not even exist. The movie prefers to destroy movies than let the market determine their price. Many tunes could be sold for a profit at 10/$. They created their own monster.
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28. January 2012 @ 13:19 |
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Originally posted by Mez:
Originally posted by jahnarisha:
that's too simplistic observation by RIAA. if they think shutting down megaupload will lead all free downloaders to go legal, that's far from the truth. what about rapidshare, and the countless other download sites, not mentioning torrents. they just focused on megaupload so megabox won't push thru. search megabox to know more about it.
What you miss is they are killing all the free sites. Apparently they have some witt. They know more will be downloaded for free vs having to pay a buck or so for a gig. That isn't much but it does have an effect. After they get the free sites they will go after the paid sites.
If they were half as smart at tune and movie pricing the market might not even exist. The movie prefers to destroy movies than let the market determine their price. Many tunes could be sold for a profit at 10/$. They created their own monster.
I've been ranting the same thing virtually word for word. Make your commodity affordable instead of what the 'market will bear' & people will come back. I.e., quit maximizing the minimum.
Granted, it doesn't exactly answer for the knock-off market per se (or maybe it does), and it certainly won't stop thievery entirely. People are still going to steal stuff whether you like it or not, so continuing to use it as an excuse is ludicrous. In all, it still doesn't have to boil down for long to be recognized as greed.
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Mez
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28. January 2012 @ 14:45 |
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DVD manufacturers will buy back DVDs at a fairly high rate so the stores will not be forced to cut the prices much to move their inventory. This means they don't want to sell at fair market price.
In the late 60s you could buy LPs containing 10+ tunes for $3. The royalties were fixed back then so the same royalties are in place but they want $1 per tune on a cheaper media and poor quality. Surprise, not everyone will be used as a door mat!
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Naferion
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28. January 2012 @ 19:14 |
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Originally posted by aarowsmith:
What now ? You mean nerdy little sterile boys sitting in their dorm rooms and parents basements every where can't download free movies and music any more ? Oh what a shame !!! You mean they need to get a life and a job now finally and pay for their entertainment like every one else does ? And further not waste their life and all their precious time on downloading everything for free just because they can ? Instead they need to actually try to use their time more wisely and get a second job maybe ? So they can pay off some bills or work on a real constructive hobby ? Like maybe even go outdoors for once and like get some fresh air ? You mean go outside in real life and smell the flowers ? And maybe even see the sun for once shining down on their pasty white albino skin ? You mean for once in their miserable lives they need to now actually pay for things instead of getting everything for free in their life ? Oh boo' hoo', it makes me really want to cry and wimper for their poor souls....Not !!!
Get a life people and stop wasting all your time downloading illegally, text messaging, and Facebooking your life away' !!
u mad bro?
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Jeffrey_P
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28. January 2012 @ 20:23 |
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Originally posted by Naferion:
Originally posted by aarowsmith:
What now ? You mean nerdy little sterile boys sitting in their dorm rooms and parents basements every where can't download free movies and music any more ? Oh what a shame !!! You mean they need to get a life and a job now finally and pay for their entertainment like every one else does ? And further not waste their life and all their precious time on downloading everything for free just because they can ? Instead they need to actually try to use their time more wisely and get a second job maybe ? So they can pay off some bills or work on a real constructive hobby ? Like maybe even go outdoors for once and like get some fresh air ? You mean go outside in real life and smell the flowers ? And maybe even see the sun for once shining down on their pasty white albino skin ? You mean for once in their miserable lives they need to now actually pay for things instead of getting everything for free in their life ? Oh boo' hoo', it makes me really want to cry and wimper for their poor souls....Not !!!
Get a life people and stop wasting all your time downloading illegally, text messaging, and Facebooking your life away' !!
u mad bro?
Maybe had a fight with his wife?
Must be a MPAA bot.
What that poor soul does not understand is people who are willing to pay for digital content will. Those who choose to pirate will. Easy concept to understand.
What I don't understand is some dope preaching while working for a organization on how digital content should be distributed in the 21st century.
How many times has this be said...... The MPAA and RIAA have to change their business model to move out of the 20th century. Spending money on lawsuits, copy protection that is always circumvented. Trying to run the Internet and buying Congress and the Senate.
Such a waste of time and money....
Jeff
Cars, Guitars & Radiation.
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ivangorrion
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5. February 2012 @ 11:20 |
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Seeing as scorpNZ asked and I can't find it on this page (Im sure Im just blind). See as a new user I can't post links and I won't try circumventing just do a search for "Why Closing Megaupload Matters" and look for the riaa.com search result. As to the legitimacy no clue whatsoever just saying that's where the chart is. Weird that there isn't a link here. Wait are apostrophes also forbidden for new users ? Although, from some reading I've done the character used to the right of ; on a us english keyboard isn't actually an apostrophe but whatever.
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7. March 2012 @ 01:09 |
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Wow, talk about riding someone's coat tails! The actions of the RIAA couldn't be more obvious if the RIAA itself was giving away a bright orange trench coat, with the letters "RIAA" stenciled on the back. It's almost as if they need a little moral booster for the troops, after their public relations fiasco of suefest they recently spearheaded. It's like kicking a dead game animal that someone *else* has shot, then trying to get into the trophy picture when they contributed absolutely *nothing* to getting this animal.
Connection reset by phear...
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Mez
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7. March 2012 @ 07:44 |
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Originally posted by ivangorrion:
Seeing as scorpNZ asked and I can't find it on this page (Im sure Im just blind). See as a new user I can't post links
It has been a very long time for me but I doubt your status has anything to do with posting a link. The link routine uses Java script and your browser may not allow that. If you can't change the setting because you are using a work computer just cut and paste the link as text.
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