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Logical

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23. Once again big business is always 100% evil......

Reply to Iterate (Reply #15)

Sun Jul 1, 2012, 11:27 AM

Jul 2012

Labels spend millions on bands that never make it. The artists are free to go the indie route all they want.

But many huge stars made millions off the evil labels. And the labels, who financed the artists early, deserve a payback.

Hell Michael Jackson bought the Beatles songs. Is he evil also?

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REMINDER: The new "ISP Spy" policies go into effect TODAY, NOT July 12th. [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP

I predict lots of revenue lost all over the place. Systematic Chaos Jul 2012 #1

WTF?????? permatex Jul 2012 #2

No, the ISPs agreed to do this "voluntarily." Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #3

Thanks permatex Jul 2012 #4

One cartel loves another. kenny blankenship Jul 2012 #5

Jacob Appelbaum: TOR Project, Fight for Anonymity EFerrari Jul 2012 #6

About halfway through watching this- great video, EFerrari! nt Poll_Blind Jul 2012 #7

Here he is on Amy's, with NSA whistleblower Wm Binney. EFerrari Jul 2012 #19

What about streaming content? (nt) Shankapotomus Jul 2012 #8

They are basically looking for bittorrent users. Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #16

Off topic permatex Jul 2012 #17

The minors bongbong Jul 2012 #32

Well, don't download pirated content and you should be ok. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #9

So you don't care for privacy? permatex Jul 2012 #10

Just listen to the talk, even on the DU about people saying "copying isn't stealing". It is...... Logical Jul 2012 #11

I never said it isn't wrong permatex Jul 2012 #12

Count on it. It will be abused. ananda Jul 2012 #14

I know it will be abused. But how do you propose solving it? People are stealing stuff. Logical Jul 2012 #22

I don't have the answer but getting ISP's to spy on it's customers is not the way. permatex Jul 2012 #24

Do you mean something like a Miles Davis tune from 1948? Iterate Jul 2012 #15

Once again big business is always 100% evil...... Logical Jul 2012 #23

Not interested in cliche;it's simply that unjust and unreasonable laws are ultimately unenforcable. Iterate Jul 2012 #31

No, that isn't the point. EFerrari Jul 2012 #20

I dislike the spying also and dont trust people to only look at music/video. But there is a huge.... Logical Jul 2012 #21

I have the feeling Aerows Jul 2012 #13

You're right, there are going to be some "false positives"... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #18

Thanks for the reminder! nc4bo Jul 2012 #25

Fuck the Internet. I use it less and less each day. It's become a tool for RKP5637 Jul 2012 #26

For those who say well just don't torrent... Fearless Jul 2012 #27

Extremely well said IMO!!! Similar thought was my reason for my reply #26, but RKP5637 Jul 2012 #29

You nailed it Fearless. permatex Jul 2012 #30

I see potential lawsuit material here. agentS Jul 2012 #28