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Can you do Blu?
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Hercules, CA | LOL! Ha Ha!
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
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Limbo | Re: LOL! "If you strike me down I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine. . ."
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Elf Wizard
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| gotta love the US entertainment industry, whenever they fight something it only becomes more powerfull and more used. Napster was a fairly small operation, RIAA moved in and now P2P is as well known as broadband.
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Pirate515
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|  Re: LOL!
said by Kearnstd  :Gotta love the US entertainment industry, whenever they fight something it only becomes more powerful and more used. Napster was a fairly small operation, RIAA moved in and now P2P is as well known as broadband. Napster was actually pretty popular, the problem was that broadband wasn't as widespread during that time as it is now. I for one was on dial-up at that time, DSL was just becoming available in my area, and it was pretty slow, cable was not deployed as of yet.
So my Napster experience was not as good as it would have been has it still been around today. College students with fast pipes were the heaviest users of it for the most part, but then some colleges and universities blocked the ports used by Napster even before RIAA got to it.
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braynes
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Pirate515
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| Re: Do not understand...said by DonChino :Why move to the Netherlands? With weed and prostitution being legal there, I wouldn't be surprised if copyright infringement gets legalized as well.
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visio
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Pompano Beach, FL | Re: Do not understand... hell.... with all that, i might have to move.... | |
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Portland, ME | Re: Do not understand... im with you, lets buy a building! | |
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h4x0r3d
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Oxford, MS | Re: Do not understand... I want in to! | |
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JSRoman
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Callahan, FL | A blind man could see that coming. Looks like Netherlands are gong to get a visit from **AA's. Gets expensive to buy news servers everytime you get raided.
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MIllIlITER
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| Re: A blind man could see that coming. said by JSRoman :Looks like Netherlands are gong to get a visit from **AA's. Gets expensive to buy news servers everytime you get raided. All the happy gloating "Copyright Infingers" will have to eat their words after the Netherlands is pressured into enforcing the law too. It's called "Whack-a-mole" and this mole will be wacked again and again until they are either in jail or broke.
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Mizzat
Will post for thumbs
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| Re: A blind man could see that coming. Did you get permission to use that image as your avatar and reproduce the likeness of said image in every post you make? 
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join:2006-01-03
New York, NY | HAHAHA thanks for the laugh XXAA shill. And yes you are being a shill because you are suggesting a US policy of imperialism. The RIAA or MPAA doesn't have the right to pressure anyone and I thank the pirate bay for standing up to their audacity. | |
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guitarzan
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| said by MIllIlITER :All the happy gloating "Copyright Infingers" will have to eat their words after the Netherlands is pressured into enforcing the law too. It's called "Whack-a-mole" and this mole will be wacked again and again until they are either in jail or broke. I wouldn't call TK a XXIA shill for his post.
In fact I totally agree with the argument he presented here.
Why? Lets look at the facts.
1st)How much $$$$ did the MPAA gross in this year alone from January due to movie releases? The latest film release grossed millions in a few days.
2nd) How much $$$$ did the RIAA reap from January of this year? I didn't look at that figure,so I can't say.
The message of TK's post is obvious,As long as people keep buying from the **AA's.The **AA's will continue to have the financial clout to spread to and influence other countries to "whack the moles".
People today have short attention spans,as in...IE .I will share files,screw the **AA's.Hey look,cool last seasons show of (fill in the blank) is available on DVD at Walmart or wherever,sweet.
Same goes for people who purchase Itunes,The RIAA is STILL getting its cut.It would take a massive boycott for a couple of years maybe longer,to bankrupt the RIAA/MPAA, because of those millions of $$$ they are collecting in interest.
To apply that type of stranglehold of death to these azzholes,I'll say most people do not have the gumption and/or will forget all about boycotting in a few months,if not weeks.
A successful boycott to break their piggy bank,would include not purchasing anything even remotely connected to them.Flame away at me if you must for this post,However I'm boycotting these greedy bastids.
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| Re: A blind man could see that coming. I think 1 week and the XXAA would cave. Actually, if they don't cave then it is from sheer stuborness and they will try to pass the blame onto piracy. However, knowing their greedy nature I think they would cave and lower prices or something. It's just both strategies are au contraire to their greed. | |
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Mizzat
Will post for thumbs
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| Re: A blind man could see that coming. haha you guys are starting to sound like those gas boycott spams I get. I used blockbuster to rent movies, so I guess I support the **AA's profits as well, but CDs are over priced. I can get local bands CD recorded in studio for less than half the price. | |
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anonpisser
@optonline.net
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guitarzan
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F-them...
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join:2005-01-13
Portland, ME | tk is on the right track, the powers that be have way more assets, in a battle of funds they will win. Sad but True. | |
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join:2004-11-30
spain | so what, they just continually move... there's always somewhere to setup shop. | |
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sapo
Allah Bless America
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Sacramento, CA
| said by JSRoman :Looks like Netherlands are gong to get a visit from **AA's. Gets expensive to buy news servers everytime you get raided. When you have World Wide support and over 30k a month in Ad Revenue then you usually are fine.
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fcisler
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1 edit | DOWN It's actually down (thepiratebay.org) for me...just my ineternet connection, or is their LigHTTPD service stopped?  EDIT: Appears to be coming up/down for me. Guess doubling traffic does that...heh
tracert goes out my level3, into sprintlink, then two hops out of them. I'm wondering how long until **AA forces sprint to drop them as a customer. I just know something stupid like that is next... | |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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Hercules, CA
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| Re: DOWN Nope! Alive and well!
Love the new logo too! LMAO! | |
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Red Dragon
Imagine BBR in 20 years
join:2005-04-30 | Re: DOWN I liked the new logo as well which was great | |
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balazone
60 billion
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Wheeling, WV
| said by fcisler :It's actually down (thepiratebay.org) for me...just my ineternet connection, or is their LigHTTPD service stopped? :uhh: EDIT: Appears to be coming up/down for me. Guess doubling traffic does that...heh tracert goes out my level3, into sprintlink, then two hops out of them. I'm wondering how long until **AA forces sprint to drop them as a customer. I just know something stupid like that is next... 20 112 ms 113 ms 114 ms sl-gw10-sto-15-0.sprintlink.net [80.77.96.42]
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owenhome
keeper of the magic blue smoke
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Bentonville, AR | Re: DOWN That's friggin hilarious! | |
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gensai
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Seattle, WA | Move! If they get raided again, they should move operations to Japan. Very Lax Copyright laws. Almost non-existant. | |
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FiL
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Silver Spring, MD
| oh shut up with all that "well, since drugs are rampantly used there, the lays wpuld HAVE to be lax" or "i KNOW country A's laws are lax". Who cares? Thats not what the news articles about. They did the move cuase there WERE raided, hell I'd move too if the cops thought they could walk all over my house. (which happens all over urban citys in the US, btw)
The real problem is the lack of foresight ANYONE at the RIAA has...how are you gonna quell the tide of mass trading? YOU CANT! From Gnutell an such to Napster to Kazaa to Torrents to (which is oldest an owns em all) Groupz...Nothin's stopping this gravy train! | |
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join:2005-09-01
| Re: oh shut up said by FiL :with all that "well, since drugs are rampantly used there, the lays wpuld HAVE to be lax" or "i KNOW country A's laws are lax". Who cares? Thats not what the news articles about. They did the move cuase there WERE raided, hell I'd move too if the cops thought they could walk all over my house. (which happens all over urban citys in the US, btw) The real problem is the lack of foresight ANYONE at the RIAA has...how are you gonna quell the tide of mass trading? YOU CANT! From Gnutell an such to Napster to Kazaa to Torrents to (which is oldest an owns em all) Groupz...Nothin's stopping this gravy train! Aye. RIAA is a conglomeration of retards. If they'd go down on the prices, and give a reasonable usable service that isn't restricted into oblivion, we might use it! | |
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just make the tracks
@speakeasy.net
| 75cents per track with no DRM Charge 50cents per song with DRM or 75cents without DRM.
There are several hundred songs I would buy the first day. I still think 99cents for a DRMed track is way too much.
Problem is, people who run the record labels are "normal business" execs. Hell, half of big labels are owned by companies that have nothing to do with music and arts.
Until than, I will be listening to my Sirius and Shoutcast stations from EU. I have not purchased a CD in more than 5 years, haven't listened to "normal" radio ever since Sirius and XM came out. | |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
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Livonia, MI | Re: This reminds me of.... Hmmmmm do you have permission from the studio to use this picture? Did you pay the necessary fees to use it?
If you did not - I am telling your mommy and MPAA.
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Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
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1 edit | Re: This reminds me of.... said by firewire9999 :Hmmmmm do you have permission from the studio to use this picture? Did you pay the necessary fees to use it? If you did not - I am telling your mommy and MPAA. (LOL) You know something I almost put in the caption "used without the permission of the MPAA"
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| Cool ! Now the operators of Pirate Bay can pay even more in fines and spend the rest of their lives in prison. | |
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PwnZone | Re: Cool ! taylor troll here is clutching at straws. hes not really fun to tease anymore | |
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sandman9r
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Bronx, NY
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| Pirate Bay Rules I'd respect the AA's more if they just admitted that P2P apps don't even dent their bottom line. Instead, they choose to inflate their numbers and make it seem as if P2P is devouring its profits.
Let's not forget what happened to suprnova though. Even though this truly is a real life whack-a-mole, the most popular and publicized sites are the ones who take the fall. | |
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San Francisco, CA
| Re: Pirate Bay Rules said by sandman9r :I'd respect the AA's more if they just admitted that P2P apps don't even dent their bottom line. Instead, they choose to inflate their numbers and make it seem as if P2P is devouring its profits. Let's not forget what happened to suprnova though. Even though this truly is a real life whack-a-mole, the most popular and publicized sites are the ones who take the fall. suprnova is back up as www.newnova.org and there's www.torrentbytes.net too | |
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Bootes
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Scarsdale, NY | Napster I never downloaded anything illegally until the RIAA sued Napster. I was on Dial Up at the time, but I've been hooked ever since.  | |
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LaZ3R
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join:2003-01-17
| Give UP!! The more they try to take this stuff off the internet, THE MORE OF IT THERE WILL BE!
Have they not understood something in life that when you take something that people are aware of away from them, even if they didn't want it, they'll start wanting it afterwards.
Oh well. If they seriously think they can possibly put an end to illegal downloading, I guess they've got something lodged in their brains somewhere.
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guitarzan
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| Re: Give UP!! said by LaZ3R :Oh well. If they seriously think they can possibly put an end to illegal downloading, I guess they've got something lodged in their brains somewhere. LOL close, It's more like where they have their brains lodged
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