thollian Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Since the RIAA is really starting to sue are you still downloading music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeR Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 more then ever. I started using mIRC and that way I usually have to download the whole album not just the song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snocked Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Never downloaded it before. I'm not a thief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted September 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2003 what are the chances of getting caught though? i mean it must be the same as winnign lsignificant money in a mcdnalds draw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo81 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 i still download. not with kazaa though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova_rock Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I have not changed mt activites in the slightest i still use it to get rare, leaked and live versons as well as to sample cds and bands. I try to get all the ablbums by bands i suppoprt, money allowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[hxc] Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 sure havent stopped, and i'm not going to. the internet is how i find out about bands! if i stopped downloading music, i wouldnt know what albums are good to buy and i probably wouldnt buy music anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUTZIFER Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Stop downloading??? Of course not. I used to buy cd's at one time, but after hearing all the crap about them being recalled, etc. etc. and them not working on cd roms anymore, I won't take the chance on buying a cd, so I started downloading instead. Besides, the way I see it, the music industry has been stealing from me, charging me 20 to 30 bucks for 2 good songs, so now it's my turn, lol. Besides, I live in Canada, and I pay taxes to cover copying anyways. Also, I don't give a rats @ss about the RIAA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-=SD=- Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I don't really d/l music, not really a fan of what is out there now, but like 3/4yrs ago I used to d/l more now it's just kinda... blah Only one who does at my house is my sister, she downloads all the pop songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Don't download... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I still download, i just dont share thru kazza (apart fro mthe files im actualy downlaoding, but once there done i dont downlaod them. I share in DC++ though! f**k em , and their law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ze-newie Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 @ hardcore: I totally agree! How else would I find out about new bands? They need this kind of exposure. I go out and buy cds of new bands that I like so I can support them etc. Unless they start handing out free cds I'm not going to stop downloading new music... @net-cruizer: haha yeah, GO CANADA! We've been paying that levy for a long time now, I don't even notice it most of the time. And yeah, a lot of CDs are rip offs here. Some are good deals, like $12-15 but most of them are $21-25. What the heck? And usually the ones that are that expensive are the small new bands. Why make them more unaccessible by making the price so high? Isn't the point to get more people into them? :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biorK Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 :ermm: :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLdFuSi0n Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 all i can say is **** no i didn't stop or will ever, I ****ing love canada and i say **** you RIAA **** you up the ass and come and get me :D ok well i'm going to bed now as you can tell i'm kinda tired lol :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BartAfterDark Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I listing to much of Dance/Techno music. And allmost everything of that scene isn't getting to the country where I live. Only once in a while there is a cd out with that sort of music on. But when they get out, then the songs are mostly 6 months old, and probebly because the song got promoted on tv, and in the radio. So if I didn't had the internet, then I couldn't listen to that genre. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerox Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Kazaa Lite K++ 2.4.3 - (New!) Block RIAA and other organizations from connecting, downloading and uploading to you. - (New!) K++ default options have been changed to protect your privacy. - Bad IP ranges, eg. the ones from the RIAA and others, are now blocked automatically by K++ thanks to the PeerGuardian IP range file. K++ blocks all these IP ranges from ever connecting to you (both TCP and UDP), and the connections are closed immediately without them getting a single bit from you. - No-one can get a listing of ALL your files through a "Find all files from this user" command (you're still able to share, though). - Port 1214 (aka Kazaa's port) is disabled so no-one can scan your computer to see if you're using Kazaa K++. Not sure if this works though... Besides, using eMule, you can download whole albums. Works for me :) So no, haven't stopped! Disclaimer: I live in Norway, according to Norwegian laws, downloading is regarded as recording, and is not illegal. Besides, I never download copyrighted material. Yeah, right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poind Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Just my 2 cents. I don't find there's anything worth downloading/buying these days, doubly-so if the RIAA is doing what it's doing. Don't download, don't buy either. There's plenty of media / news / DVD's, etc. to keep my interest elsewhere. Netflix is a great thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalFreedom Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Just my 2 cents. I don't find there's anything worth downloading/buying these days, doubly-so if the RIAA is doing what it's doing. Don't download, don't buy either. There's plenty of media / news / DVD's, etc. to keep my interest elsewhere. Netflix is a great thing. same, while if there was any good stuff i would download, but if theres nothinmg like now, i'm not even going to bother i go to rogers fro my dvd rentals :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morphen Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Ahaha ;D RIAA can just try to bust me,I download mp3's almost every day,but here in norway we have these niiiice rules:) It's allowed to download and use, but not spread (goes for software,music,games and so on) I never use and ****, used napster when it was in it's glory days,but soon found out p2p sux,you never know what you get. www.allofmp3.com r0x :) and all other metal ftp's i have access to :> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galley Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I've never downloaded more than a dozen or so tunes illegally. I prefer getting them legally via RealOne Rhapsody or other methods. Besides, I'm into 24-bit (SAACD) audio now. 16-bit audio is so "five years ago". ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathen Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I'm in Canada ..... :D So the RIAA can kiss my Canuck @ss!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got3n Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 I stopped when audio galaxy went down. now i save streaming music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 maybe, maybe not :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rezza Veteran Posted September 30, 2003 Veteran Share Posted September 30, 2003 I stopped when audio galaxy went down. now i save streaming music RIP Audiogalaxy. The best damn music-sharing system, community-wise. The way they implemented groups was excellent... and the way you could join groups based on your chosen genres and get new music automatically delivered to you was amazing. Aah, the golden age of music sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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