The Guardian smacks record companies

[Nexxus23]

Let the playground pirates rule.
Alexis Petridis
Saturday July 5, 2003
The Guardian

Anyone considering illegally downloading an MP3 file today should think twice. According to a cover article in the current issue of the New Yorker, double-clicking that download button will make you directly responsible for plunging the world back into the 5th century. It posits a doomsday scenario, backed up by research from the most fetid evil in the known universe, where download-happy music fans will, any second, cause the appearance of a "vast, illegal, anarchic economy" to rival the legitimate entertainment industry. (continued- click top link)

...sweet...

[Mercurygriffin]

Bring on the dark age, Sue me, Take me to court, Bankrupt me, Make me a martyr, Let the world know that music isn't art to you but a way to fleece the fans of the world.

[iblis]

Anyone considering illegally downloading an MP3 file today should think twice. According to a cover article in the current issue of the New Yorker, double-clicking that download button will make you directly responsible for plunging the world back into the 5th century. It posits a doomsday scenario, backed up by research from the most fetid evil in the known universe, where download-happy music fans will, any second, cause the appearance of a "vast, illegal, anarchic economy" to rival the legitimate entertainment industry. (continued- click top link)

And this is a bad thing, how?

[creapyrob]

Anyone considering illegally downloading an MP3 file today should think twice. According to a cover article in the current issue of the New Yorker, double-clicking that download button will make you directly responsible for plunging the world back into the 5th century. It posits a doomsday scenario, backed up by research from the most fetid evil in the known universe, where download-happy music fans will, any second, cause the appearance of a "vast, illegal, anarchic economy" to rival the legitimate entertainment industry.

What the FUCK!

That makes no fucking sense. Those fucking liberal assholes at the New Yorker can go and fuck themselves.

Like the Guardian says, why don't the record industry people stop THROWING money at artists that show no profit. In any other business that would be bad business, but not for them. Paying Mariah Carey $8,000,000 for 1 album is SHIT! She can sing yes, but she can't sing that well.

Its just fucking bullshit.

Cultural Darkage? What is that, like the late 70's early 80's where all there was was bell bottoms, crappy disco, and vans? I think we could do without that crap. And if there is a coming Curtural Dare Age, won't that be mainly on the mainstream stuff that doesn't matter. The poor starving song writes will always be poor and starving, otherwise they wouldn't be called poor starving songwriters. The stuff that really matters culturally usually isn't main stream anyway.

If we are going to blame stuff for the coming Dark Age how about our EVER increasing dependancy on technology. How about the fact that most people don't know how to live, in the if shit came to shit way.

If things go south, I'm moving out in the country. I'm gonna take care of me and mine. When things settle back down I'll start a shop, maching, smithing, repair, trade skills. And I'll do just fine, unlike the yokals that live in the city and wouldn't know the business end of a plow if it hit them right in their SUV's.

[Nexxus23]

Uh... not feeling so fresh, creapyrob?

That makes no fucking sense. Those fucking liberal assholes at the New Yorker can go and fuck themselves.

I thought that was a conservative viewpoint they were touting. *shrugs*

If we are going to blame stuff for the coming Dark Age how about our EVER increasing dependancy on technology. How about the fact that most people don't know how to live, in the if shit came to shit way.

I wholeheartedly agree. "Food comes from the grocery store", right?

[creapyrob]

Uh... not feeling so fresh, creapyrob?

That makes no fucking sense. Those fucking liberal assholes at the New Yorker can go and fuck themselves.

I thought that was a conservative viewpoint they were touting. *shrugs*

Just been a long day.

I call all this part of the liberal agenda. Yes there is one, just as there is a conservative agenda. But in this case the politicians are pulling the dtrings cause I'm sure kickbacks aren't pouring in from the music folks like before.

And if those fucks are SO POOR that dowloaded music is breaking them then where are these lawyers coming from. OH WAIT they are lawyers and they smell a dime to be made. Fuck um, fuck um all. If they really are being forced out of business why haven't we heard about it? Cuase the fact that downloaded music will cause Geffen to go out of business is a lot like the tooth fairy, a FUCKING MYTH.

What is gonna happen is there is gonna be a HUGE lawsuit filed by the RIAA. They poeple are gonna counter-sue cause well thats what lawyers do. Its gonna be tied up in courts for years if not decades and the RIAA and the sueees will settle out of court for like $10 per song. The RIAA will see like $0.10 on the dollar cuase their fucking lawyers will get the rest.

Its like the people who steal cable. If you get sued, which happens, you settle out of court for about $300. I know people that have been sued for doing it and every one paid out like $250 to the cable people and $50 for a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. The RIAA can't possibly believe they can sue 1000+ people with 1000's of songs for $150,000 per song. They'd have a better chance of building a tower to the moon, it just won't fly.

[Nexxus23]

< snipped for space > They'd have a better chance of building a tower to the moon, it just won't fly.

I agree. Your rant's a founded one. I wasn't supporting those music-industry CEO schmucks. (Does anyone else have a problem with the term "music industry?" Like it's a factory or something... oh, I guess it is, nevermind...)

Now go have a beer and watch some stand-up comedy or whatever and have a good night. They ain't worth lost sleep.

[junkie christ]

What is gonna happen is there is gonna be a HUGE lawsuit filed by the RIAA. They poeple are gonna counter-sue cause well thats what lawyers do. Its gonna be tied up in courts for years if not decades and the RIAA and the sueees will settle out of court for like $10 per song. The RIAA will see like $0.10 on the dollar cuase their fucking lawyers will get the rest.

Its like the people who steal cable. If you get sued, which happens, you settle out of court for about $300. I know people that have been sued for doing it and every one paid out like $250 to the cable people and $50 for a lawyer to draw up the paperwork. The RIAA can't possibly believe they can sue 1000+ people with 1000's of songs for $150,000 per song. They'd have a better chance of building a tower to the moon, it just won't fly.

amen.... and look at how much all the counter suits will cost them
this whole issue is gonna die screaming in failure.....

to whom it may concern: sales reports show that while individual album sales have gone down, overall sales are up. meaning mp3s assist to people buying more and different music.but because the industry isnt getting the megastars it wants (more money for them that way, yet they have more right now than the last decade..... NOTHING IS ENOUGH FOR THESE FUCKERS...) they are gonna cry and pout. what pussies.....
like artists get sooooooooo much money per album anyway.....