file sharing

[BigBlack]

Well the people who aren't sharing themselves but still use file sharing expect others to share with them. Take, take, take, and never give.

BBLACK

 

[canucklehead]

Bigblack try bittorrent all the movies are there before they are out most of the time

 

[Squirt]

i'm sure there will always be some files in my shared folder. i don't sit in front of the screen waiting for completed downloads and then empty the folder!

 

[tboy]

No, do it after it's complete. Say once a week or so. Btw you can also denote which folder your shared files are stored. In kazaa it doesn't have to be your default shared files folder.

 

[tigerxxx]

Bigblack try bittorrent all the movies are there before they are out most of the time

I was going to suggest the samething. With the bittorrent client i use everyone has to share and i've been getting way faster download speeds than with kazza and other programs. A couple of sites like suprnova have just about everything you could want.

 

[BigBlack]

i'm sure there will always be some files in my shared folder. i don't sit in front of the screen waiting for completed downloads and then empty the folder!

You might not be sharing files soon but your info on this board has been so good, you're forgiven.

BBLACK

 

[DenWa]

I've heard from other people what CKing is saying. I must say I find it very difficult to believe that American recording companies with American artists would not have some recourse against Canadians stealing their work because the Canadian government deemed it legal.

DW

 

[joebear]

ironic that Bell recently announced that they are rasing the speeds on the high speed and ultra high speed. Bell raised the speeds last year.

Bell knows high speed is being used for file sharing and yet raise the limits.

 

[BigBlack]

ironic that Bell recently announced that they are rasing the speeds on the high speed and ultra high speed. Bell raised the speeds last year.

Bell knows high speed is being used for file sharing and yet raise the limits.

..and they stopped their cap on up and downloads. It's unlimited.

BBLACK

 

[bobistheowl]

It's a good idea to have separate folders for what you share, and what you're trying to acquire, if you're using a P2P that has a browse option. If you're trying to trade for something wholesome, the other party might not appreciate it if you are sharing 4% of a 'lolita' or beastiality file. It's one thing to download that stuff, quite another to broadcast it to anyone who browses you.

 

[Ickabod]

MM: Try this: go into the nearest music store and walk out with a CD of an album you own without paying*. Use your statement above as defence.

</just saying is all>

*added for clarification

The clear difference here, however, is that in walking out of a store with a CD, you're taking something from someone who paid for it and who expects you to pay him/her to have them give it to you. That's not the mentality among those who are sharing music on the internet.

Extensive theories on the legalities aside, there is clearly a difference between downloading a song you bought on a music industry caused outdated 8-track and downloading a song you never purchased in any form whatsoever.

 

[Squirt]

You might not be sharing files soon but your info on this board has been so good, you're forgiven.

BBLACK

thank you for your forgiveness!

 

[Ickabod]

No, do it after it's complete. Say once a week or so. Btw you can also denote which folder your shared files are stored. In kazaa it doesn't have to be your default shared files folder.

I realize my musical tastes may be different from others, but i have no use for file sharing programs. I can get away with simply using binary newsgroups. If you're looking for a particular song, then kazaa or others may be needed. But if you're just looking to build a massive musical library, then MP3 newsgroups are the way to go. No need to concern yourself with others uploading songs from your computer, no need to concern yourself with the connection speed of other computers you're dealing with, or getting cut off by someone. And no need to sit at your computer trying to think of a song you want. With a good server, and a good newsreader, everything is pretty much right in front of you as to what's available. And the quantities can be pretty damn astounding. I find myself downloading all kinds of songs that, frankly, i wouldn't have thought to search for in a hundred years. Not to mention songs that i wouldn't even care to search for, but since they're there, and only a point and click away, i grab 'em.

Yes, i'm morally bankrupt.

Damn good source of porn too, if i do say so myself.

 

[galt]

Music industry lawyer: Galt...you've been downloading and sharing files and we're suing you for a shitload of money

Galt: Whatever do you mean...I don't even have Kazaa or any file sharing program installed

Music industry lawyer: Well the records we got from your ISP show that you have been

Galt: Oh my goodness. This can't be right. Somebody must be spoofing my wireless network. I did notice a van parked out in front of my house a lot but never thought much of it. Unfortunately, I've purged all of my firewall logs as part of my maintenance. I've been the victim of a crime. I guess I'll have to lock my network down tighter.

 

[Muddy]

To the lawyer here: If I get busted, can I call you?

Seriously, as someone who has been in the music biz for ages, that was a fine exposition of the law, and I suggest you send it to Brian Robertson at the Casnadian Recording Industry Association, with a brief additional note saying, in effect:

Go have sexual intercourse with yourself!

Cheers and thanks again!

 

[Dead2Parrot]

Go to an internet cafe that has either Kazaa or Limewire or whatever and free cd burning, too.

 

[Preferred]

Did the parrot just come alive? This is from 2003

Reminds me of the Monty Python sketch.