KAzaa Raids (2 Viewers)

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

RIAA raided the sharman network offices

does anyone kno wat will this mean for users of kazaa and kazaa lite?

 

[Slimeboy]

It was not the RIAA

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/06/1075854054236.html

 

[jm1234567890]

you must remember the RIAA is american

 

[Majesty]

Then there's always WinMX, Piolet, Blubster, IRC, and the list goes on...

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

Originally posted by Slimeboy
It was not the RIAA

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/06/1075854054236.html

ooops sorri it was ARIA so use to blaming RIAA lolz

 

[zahid]

Originally posted by +Po1ntDeXt3r+
ooops sorri it was ARIA so use to blaming RIAA lolz

actually its not even the ARIA. It is actually called the MIPI and is established and funded by record companies and music publishers and acts as an anti-piracy arm for these organisations. It is affiliated with the (Australian Record Industry Association.)

That should clear it up.

 

[Beaky]

Ive been caught by BSAA before sharing files on Direct Connect...

Damn ppl, temp banned my internet

 

[freaking_out]

Originally posted by Beaky
Ive been caught by BSAA before sharing files on Direct Connect...

Damn ppl, temp banned my internet

whats "BSAA"?

 

[Winston]

Originally posted by freaking_out
whats "BSAA"?

Business Software Association of Australia, they govern most of the anti-piracy etc in Aus, pretty much the RIAA equivalent but is for Aus and governs software.

 

[felix_js]

the record companies produce cd's at 50 cents each and sell them for 30 bucks, where do these pirates get off, making these record companies lose so much money

 

[Nick]

did anyone see the southpark episode where the kids download mp3s and get taken on a tour to see all these celebrities..
"theres Britney Spears, she really wanted to buy a new RF45 lear jet this year, but because of people like you downloading her music, she could only afford the RF44"

"master P promised his 5 year old son he could have a pacific island for his birthday, but because of people downloading music, he couldnt afford it"

etc

 

[Fosweb]

http://www.whatacrappypresent.com

This site says it all.

 

[Beaky]

Originally posted by gmraso
how the hell did that happen? and what sort of files?

Sharing Adobe Illustrator + Photoshop...

They just found my IP, rang optus, told them to shut my internet off...

Easy...

 

[ameh]

on kazaa lite there's currently 17 ppl online...wtf

 

[J0n]

wtf? i have 2,709,627 online?! i think you should reconnect.

 

[breaking]

Originally posted by felix_js
the record companies produce cd's at 50 cents each and sell them for 30 bucks, where do these pirates get off, making these record companies lose so much money

fuck. you're not one of THOSE people, are you???

fucking idiot.

 

[Iunny]

Oomg.. It cost a lot of money to produce a cd ya know, and a lot of effort. We shouldn't just abuse the record companies' money and the producers', artists' etc's efforts. Not to mention there are tons of people that feeds off on CD sales, not just the artists, the record companies, e.g. the cleaners, the ad ppl etc etc. Its a big business that feeds a lot of mouths and you guys out there are making a lot of starving mouths you know

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

eh... F#$k it..
i dun kno jack bout music piracy and associations..
all i kno is my iPod runs 8 hours and so i cant access half my songs anyways

 

[Rahul]

Originally posted by amoz_lilo
on kazaa lite there's currently 17 ppl online...wtf

you just need to disconnect and reconnect.

 

[ameh]

ok i dont want to wake up next morning with the news saying they caught everyone on kazaa...and theirs 17 ppl online...left....