torrentfreak.com — Last week, a group of music and other entertainment industry representatives urged the UK government to consider drafting legislation that would force ISPs to disconnect alleged pirates. This proposal now faces opposition from an unexpected corner as a coalition of top artists has spoken out against it, saying that disconnecting their fans is the w
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vipertechMay 19, 2009
Obviously there are more ninjas than pirates. If you saw them all then they wouldn't be ninjas now would they?
pigfisterMay 19, 2009
The RIAA does not care what the artists think as they own them & all their works!lets not for get who is actually behind the MPAA - RIAA, these are the companies that need to be targeted and boycotted into changing their ways, purchase only 2nd hand media.Name and shame the companies as all the **AA trade group name is for is to protect the f**king capitalist corporate globalist wankers from bad press.RIAA, CRIA, SOUNDEXCHANGE, BPI, IFPI, Ect:# Sony BMG Music Entertainment# Warner Music Group# Universal Music Group# EMIMPAA, MPA:# Sony Pictures# Warner Bros. (Time Warner)# Universal Studios (NBC Universal)# The Walt Disney Company# 20th Century Fox (News Corporation)# Paramount Pictures Viacom—(DreamWorks owners since February 2006)====================================================================Is it justified to steal from thieves? READ ON.RIAA Claims Ownership of All Artist Royalties For Internet Radio <a class="user" href="http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/29/0335224.shtml">http://slashdot.org/articles/07/04/29/0335224.shtm ...</a>"With the furor over the impending rate hike for Internet radio stations, wouldn't a good solution be for streaming internet stations to simply not play RIAA-affiliated labels' music and focus on independent artists? Sounds good, except that the RIAA's affiliate organization SoundExchange claims it has the right to collect royalties for any artist, no matter if they have signed with an RIAA label or not. 'SoundExchange (the RIAA) considers any digital performance of a song as falling under their compulsory license. If any artist records a song, SoundExchange has the right to collect royalties for its performance on Internet radio. Artists can offer to download their music for free, but they cannot offer their songs to Internet radio for free ... So how it works is that SoundExchange collects money through compulsory royalties from Webcasters and holds onto the money. If a label or artist wants their share of the money, they must become a member of SoundExchange and pay a fee to collect their royalties.'"<a class="user" href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/24/141326/870">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/24/141326 ...</a>
timlumpMay 19, 2009
Here is what needs to be done, we need to setup our own network of DNS servers and essentially create an alternate network that they have no control over. It would be great if you could also create an agreement that must be filled in order to use the network one that would leave the DRM industry in a legal bind if they were forced to break it in order to identify pirates. It would be even better if you could even use a different network protocol so that even if they do find identifying information it will be a new protocol that they will have trouble identifying.
Closed AccountMay 19, 2009
Is it that or the fact that Gene Simmons' ego won't fit through anything smaller than the open door of an airplane hanger?
turbojugend27May 19, 2009
Yawn, more artists that have sucked the labels tit to get where they are today, saying this saying that. wah wah wah
sithyiscoolMay 19, 2009
I got disconnected from Cox after 3 violations.... so we signed up again under another person's name.... Yay! now i have 2 more free violations! thanks!