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Story: UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
Posted by: k3vlar (Tuesday 16 March 2004, 2:10 PM)
I think its time for the music industry to realise, the public aren't going to pay their BS prices anymore. Since the music industry is full of so much cack music anyway, why are we going to pay ridiculous prices in store (for a CD that will only have 1 or 2 good tracks anyway!) when we can download for free? Take note - George MIchael knows what he's doing. Free downloads of music is the way forward, with the public donating what they see as fair to the quality of music provided, and in other cases, supporting artists through buying gig tickets, merchandise, or buynig the full CD having heard "illegally" downloaded tracks. if the music industry doesn't realise this is the way things are going and move with it, they're F U C T...
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Story: UK file-swappers could face jail under new law
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why do they always have to do stuff like that, i m... Anonymous -
oh yes this sounds like a reasonable response. Let... mark sharpe
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Perhaps it would be better to jail the entire musi... Jim
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I want to know why europe has the right to tell us... andy
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I copy music CDs for my own convenience to play in... Leonard Gore
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Copying music or other copyright material fro... Anonymous -
Interesting to hear Pete Waterman talk a... Anonymous -
I hate to say it... but thats the best reason I'v... Ian
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I'm retired, a silver surfer. I am not downloading... Anonymous
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They'll be at the news groups yet, mark my words. John Doe
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All i have to say is lets follow the usa again! P... Billy bob
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The main reason i share files is to try it before... Anonymous
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Lets face it, as the world's climate goes round in... Colin Anderson
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whats the point of having a fast connection if you... Anonymous
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I paid good money to msn for there "leagal music d... Anonymous
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Virtually everyone I know who has internet connect... Fred Flinstone
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It seems ridiculous to spend time prosecuting peop... Anonymous
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I think its time for the music industry to realise... k3vlar -
14.95 for a disc of 15 tracks on a 10p plastic dis... stephen hunter
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14.95 for a disc of 15 tracks on a 10p plastic dis... stephen hunter
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the jails are full to bursting point now where are... Anonymous
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I think they will never stop p2p file sharing, thi... Anonymous
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figures... never trust a microsoft company. Full S... Anonymous
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The fascist goverment suck, music is supposed to b... Bman (UK)
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Soon the mpaa will have their way and everyone wil... mpaa hater
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Basically, how many people used to listen to the t... Richard
