torrentfreak.com — Police officer Jim Keyzer, the leader and key witness in the Pirate Bay investigation, has returned to his job at the police’s IT crime unit after being employed by Warner Bros. for several months. Warner Bros now admits Keyzer was working for them while he was leading the Pirate Bay investigation.
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discofuckerJun 6, 2008
Man. PLEASE source, TorrentFreak! Yellow journalism for the fail.
sevenaliveJun 6, 2008
Alot of people make that argument. Oh i downloaded the cd and i liked it so i am gonna buy it. Lets be real, you already downloaded it for free, your not going to the same album that you already got for free.
gravityboardJun 6, 2008
Apparently you haven't seen The Usual Suspects. And for that I'm digging you down.
themightydaneJun 6, 2008
Bricks covered in eggs.
bigmanoncampusJun 6, 2008
In defense of Gndoab, he is (and others are) suggesting that people need compensation if they are to earn a living as artists. That's a fair point. However...I submit that artists should not make a living as artists. I submit that pure artistry should not be a widely-aspired-to profession. Why do I suggest this?Historically, what are the greatest songs ever written? Anyone who really knows will say, "Folk songs"Folk songs are not written by people who have separated themselves from the pains of living in society by becoming professional musicians. They are written by ordinary people who want to hear music to enhance their life.Artists should not separate themselves from what they mean to portray in their expression by removing themselves from the experiences that everyone else has to deal with. They do this if they become professional.Sure, some artists flourish as professionals, and for those people there will always be wealthy philanthropists to impress and suckle up to. But as a whole, the art suffers when it is not in touch with the human condition.
nekromachineJun 6, 2008
I fully Agree, every gig i go to i buy a t-shirt/hood/CD as this is how the the people eat on tour, fact. However the gigs i go to are not big at all usually between 300 - 1000 people tops, and 9 times out of ten the band that just played are the same people selling the merchandise. the bands who were selling there own stuff to me were (within the past year): Despised Icon, The Red Chord, Misery Index, Necrophagist, Crowbar & Many, Many More. Even The Bigger Metal Labels Such As Metal Blade, Century Media & Candlelight for example have changed the way the contracts work from the early to mid 90's quite drastically. this has not changed the situation however as live music is better than ever and in the metal world this has always been the case: Its probably the single most important aspect of your career if you cant cut it live then nobody wants to know if you tear the place down then the smoke so turns into fire and the metal music press get wind of it etc...I can only speak for the acts i have seen and there 'genre' but its got to the point where i can not get to every show i would like to see because of the sheer number of gigs each month, and from my point of view that can only be signs of a good thing. So denizb i digg what your saying mate