money.cnn.com — "The International Federation for the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) said it was launching 2,100 legal cases and extending the action to five new countries in Europe, Asia and, for the first time, South America. It said file-sharers in Sweden, Switzerland, Argentina, Hong Kong and Singapore faced prosecution for the first time."
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gamerzworldNov 17, 2005
It seems all the lawyers were out for a 'piracy crackdown' but see where it got them? The only thing that will happen is more letters will be posted to:<a class="user" href="http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php">http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php</a>deadlyhunter posted by deadlyhunter (0) Thats my fav page!
funkyguyNov 17, 2005
uhh what if they run a server in anartica? isnt that nobodies country? or internetion waters...hmm a server in the middle of the ocean, im feeling it.
nik420Nov 17, 2005
"We are winning the war against Eurasia! We have always been winning the war against Eurasia!"I'm afraid you are mistaken. We have always been at war with Eastasia. Eurasia have always been our allies in this valiant struggle.
somaNov 17, 2005
"Sales of digital music tripled in the first half of 2005"Wow, all that piracy sure is ripping off the music industryPSYCH
Closed AccountNov 17, 2005
"the fact that you have to file 2100 lawsuits against your customers says what, exactly, about your business model?"Sounds pretty smart."Wow, all that piracy sure is ripping off the music industry"You own a computer and has broadband access, you sure is poor and can't afford to buy a $10 CD.
barbobotNov 20, 2005
"And this is not hippie thoughts, capitalism is good but monopolies are bad, why should I buy music just from apple, people need alternatives, and apple being greedy will shot on it's foot, capitalism is about mass production and mass consumption, not marginal sales."what you just described is the very heart of capitalism.
smaskensNov 25, 2005
In Sweden a CD cost 25USD, and on the top of things it is "copy controlled" i.e. no chance to rip it an put legally on a mp3 player. So should I buy the CD and then download it from the web? The record industry is making counterproductive measures instead of embracing the new technology. And they are greedy:when the vinyl was replaced by the CD format they took the opportunity of doubling the end user price. Do I commit piracy of listening to radio instead of buying the CD? Or is it actually promotion for the product?