But when you steal music, you condemn the children of the RIAA to go to community colleges.
― Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
As long as they take an economics class I don't care where they go.
― elan, Tuesday, 8 November 2011 21:32 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/international/30628/Anthraxs-Scott-Ian-wants-illegal-downloaders-banned-from-the-internet
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:23 (twelve years ago) link
I want Scott Ian's facial hair banned from life.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:24 (twelve years ago) link
not just 'banned from the internet' ?
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:26 (twelve years ago) link
Before the internet, the only way to steal music was to walk into a music store and physically walk out with something, and you were stealing, and you knew it. You knew, unless you’re a fucking maniac, that there was a consequence. If you got caught, you were going to get in trouble.
Nobody tell him about cassette recorders.
― Ridin' Skyrims (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:29 (twelve years ago) link
eh, I don't see anything wrong with the idea. they're trying it in France and I think some other countries.
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/bits/2011/10/07/french-government-disconnect-60-file-sharer/1
― the wheelie king (wk), Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:41 (twelve years ago) link
"So until there is a consequence, it’s going to happen more and more and more, and people are going to see less and less original and good content from the record industry and movie industry.”
oh reeeeeeeally now
― Rhythm-Al-Shipism (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 12 November 2011 00:43 (twelve years ago) link
Keen to know what this "Scott Ian" bloke has done to keep up with market trends
― Autumn Almanac, Saturday, 12 November 2011 01:02 (twelve years ago) link
made shitty bandwagonjumping records for 20 years
― (Algerian Goalkeeper) Vs (Armand Schaubroeck Ratfucker), Saturday, 12 November 2011 01:03 (twelve years ago) link
lol at anybody on ilx thinking they can say shit about scott ian, dude's a legend, show yr work or stfu imo
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 12 November 2011 01:26 (twelve years ago) link
He's a super nice dude.
― Rhythm-Al-Shipism (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 12 November 2011 02:59 (twelve years ago) link
ALSO WHERE'S *YOUR* SUPER-GOATEE ILXORS. <3 Scott Ian for all time.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 12 November 2011 03:19 (twelve years ago) link
people are going to see less and less original and good content from the record industry and movie industry
LOL
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 12 November 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/15/american-isps-to-launch-massive-copyright-spying-scheme-on-july-12/
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:19 (twelve years ago) link
oh, how delightful
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:28 (twelve years ago) link
*downloads furiously*
― dayo, Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:30 (twelve years ago) link
lol yeah, I guess I have a couple months to run my ratios into the dirt before I quit using private trackers altogether.
― Johnny Fever, Sunday, 25 March 2012 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
"although publicly, none of the network operators have agreed to “terminate” a customer’s service."
interesting.
― piscesx, Sunday, 25 March 2012 19:16 (twelve years ago) link
So basically, if no injunction filed, no more downloading free shit from Mediafire, et al after July 1.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 25 March 2012 19:45 (twelve years ago) link
*July 12
would slsk downloads register here?
― Chris S, Sunday, 25 March 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
really don't download a lot of officially released/in-print stuff, but am bummed that this probably means the end of all the cool bootleg-y/live blogs out there. including mine!
― tylerw, Sunday, 25 March 2012 20:30 (twelve years ago) link
They'll pry tyler's 82 tom verlaine solo gig bootleg mp3s from my cold dead hands
― konybrony (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Sunday, 25 March 2012 20:49 (twelve years ago) link
amen to that!
― nerve_pylon, Sunday, 25 March 2012 20:51 (twelve years ago) link
was thinking i'd just start doing a "bootleg of the month" CDR-by-mail subscription club. they aren't opening everyone's mail yet, are they? they probably are.
― tylerw, Sunday, 25 March 2012 21:36 (twelve years ago) link
just sort of constantly amazes me how much power the RIAA and the MPAA really have
― stan this sick bunt (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Sunday, 25 March 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
yea look what they did to District 13
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 25 March 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
how can they know what is being downloaded? wont that break data protection acts? They brought in a new law doing away with data protection??
― Algerian Goalkeeper, Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
really think the music industry needs to go to a model where all musicians get paid a base salary by the label, and gives them bonuses based on incentives (ie sales benchmarks like a bonus for going platinum, etc), and quit focusing on who paid for which individual unit.
make all music available via some pay for service that doesn't charge by unit, but just a flat rate or something.
the old model just ain't gonna fly anymore.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
you'll have to pry the old model out of their cold dead hands... which I am totally cool with.
― Flat Of NAGLs (sleeve), Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
yeah I don't realistically see it happening until some kind of impasse is reached, and well given how much leeway they're given to do whatever they want, don't think that's anywhere near.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Sunday, 25 March 2012 22:16 (twelve years ago) link
arranging chairs on the titanic
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 26 March 2012 02:10 (twelve years ago) link
RIAAgnarok
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Monday, 26 March 2012 02:45 (twelve years ago) link
All of this might just bring back the era of paying for bootlegs...
― Axolotl with an Atlatl (Jon Lewis), Monday, 26 March 2012 02:46 (twelve years ago) link
or the days of driving by the library to torrent shit
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:01 (twelve years ago) link
If this keeps on we'll end up in a terrifying world in which every piece of content is made available simultaneously worldwide at a reasonable price
― TURPS-DEFCON1.jpg (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:12 (twelve years ago) link
No, I'm fairly certain that this will be the measure which finally prompts the populace of earth to view their wanton disregard for intellectual property rights with shame and disgust, vowing forevermore to keep their noses clean and suckle contentedly at the teats of their corporate masters. It'll be like when we won the War on Drugs back in the '80s.
― One of my faverit moive ever!!!! XD (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:13 (twelve years ago) link
restrict access to only certain major websites like Google, Facebook or a list of the top 200 sites going
The future of the internet: TV.
― benernienie taumaupin (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
Agreed, when the people stop worrying about the rights of artists and start weeping for the lost sales of conglomerates we'll be in a better place xp
― TURPS-DEFCON1.jpg (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 26 March 2012 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
in the future there will be no recorded music. bands will play their music live into a microphone on demand.
― Bo Jackson Overdrive, Monday, 26 March 2012 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
in that case, RIP loudness war
― skip, Monday, 26 March 2012 04:00 (twelve years ago) link
as much as I was hoping this would be fake I suppose it does succeed in 1) pissing off customers and 2) generating virtually no revenue, so it at least seems like a legitimate RIAA idea
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Monday, 26 March 2012 11:22 (twelve years ago) link
Even if they shut down the whole internet for good, most people already have more music than they could possibly listen to in several lifetimes.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 26 March 2012 14:51 (twelve years ago) link
lol frogbs
― The Reverend, Monday, 26 March 2012 15:38 (twelve years ago) link
july 12th is my birthday!
― iatee, Monday, 26 March 2012 15:39 (twelve years ago) link
They can require that an alleged repeat offender undergo an educational course before their service is restored. They can utilize multiple warnings, restrict access to only certain major websites like Google, Facebook or a list of the top 200 sites going, reduce someone’s bandwidth to practically nothing and even share information on repeat offenders with competing ISPs, effectively creating a sort of Internet blacklist — although publicly, none of the network operators have agreed to “terminate” a customer’s service.
This is so goddamn stupid, people pay for internet service and are likely going to drop their ISP the instant they pull any of this shit, and whichever ISP decides to actually not spy on their customers is going to be the go-to company for anyone who's even a little internet savvy. Throughout their entire existance "give the customers what they want" has never been an option for the RIAA so this is not surprising in the least.
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Monday, 26 March 2012 16:05 (twelve years ago) link
It says so much about the fucked wiring in their heads that they always opt for taking punitive measures towards (potential) customers over restructuring their business model in response to changing trends. Western Union didn't send thugs around to shoot people's dogs if they deigned to use a telephone, iirc.
― One of my faverit moive ever!!!! XD (Deric W. Haircare), Monday, 26 March 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
unfortunately most people in America don't have real choices when it comes to ISPs. For broadband internet I can choose between Verizon, Comcast and RCN. The first two have agreed to sign up for this program, not sure about RCN (which I use). I can't just drop RCN because they decided to send me copyright nastygrams because the alternatives aren't any better.
― skip, Monday, 26 March 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
I'm kind of in the same boat, but I assume for people in bigger cities there's more of a choice?
I would guess that one major ISP would opt out of this? Honestly if the RIAA's learned anything (obviously they haven't) it's that measures like this NEVER produce the intended result; look at all the fallout from copy-protection. I'd assume if one ISP just publicly came out and said "we'll keep everything private", they'd get a ton of business post-July?
― Estimate the percent chance that a whale has ever been to the moon? (frogbs), Monday, 26 March 2012 16:26 (twelve years ago) link