Category: Music

This article just confirms what I already know:

‘Many of the best sites out there are under-read, under-rated or undiscovered. Use your “poor standing” as motivation to KICK SOME ASS. Show those fuckers what they are missing out on. Post unique, original stuff and people will notice you. Until then, let spite be your best friend, your muse, your raison d’etre. Walk around with a big ol’ chip on your shoulder cause you’re doing a bang-up job, even if nobody has noticed. Be proud to be a hip, underground weblog, read only by a few in the know. I would not trade a handful of readers I respect and like for 10,000 hits a day from people just following the herd. ‘

Those of you that read this fairly regularly: you guys rock. I wouldn’t even believe that anyone reads this, except I checked the logs once.

This article makes some interesting (if not surprising) statements about trying to use Napster-like software to make money.

Apparently, companies trying to capitalize on file trading software (Napster, Scour, etc.) have been largely unsuccessful, at least revenue-wise. Gee. I wonder why. It seems that VC firms are unwilling to fund companies based on technology developed underground to basically fascilitate piracy. What a surprise.

Maybe if these stupid bastards had been part of the movement in the first place, they might understand a thing or two. This not only goes for MP3s, but the internet in general. Most of the people trying to make money with they internet not only don’t understand it, but don’t even want to. They’ll get what they deserve, eventually.

http://www.riaa.com/Contact_Confirm.cfm



Everyone go to this page and tell the RIAA that they are lost in the stone ages for shutting down Napster and stifling innovation. Make them realize that they are taking our choices and freedoms away. Tell them you will no longer buy any Major Label (their members) records or CDs or cassettes.



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Open source, FREE, and compatible Napster clients and servers have allready happened and the ban on Napster has not even begun. I think its all a load of shit… and there are plenty of other clients/servers/protocols out there to get and trade mp3’s that I see this all as pointless corporate political banter.


Here is a great link to all of the trading protocols, opensource napster servers, and clients I could find.

In case you live under a rock: Napster has been found to be illegal. Huh. So, as of midnight Friday, Napster must shut down its servers… Surprisingly, I’m not upset, really. That’s because Napster has turned open-source, putting the power of the music community back in the hands of the music community. Rock on. Download it here.

If you’re a napster user, you’d better get your download on. Napster could be forced to shut its doors if the RIAA gets the injunction it’s seeking… The best I’ve heard it put:

“Music is the healing force of the universe. A true artist is going to want his music to be heard through whatever medium.” (read the article here)

According to this article, Scour, Inc is being sued by not only the music industry, but the movie industry as well. Scour lets people download music and movies (I’m assuming in QuickTime or VCD form), just like Napster spreads MP3s. Apparently, Scour’s president, Dan Rodrigues, is surprised. Lord knows why. If I were running a company based upon the trading of copywrited material, I wouldn’t be surprised to be sued.

Not that I think Napster or Scour should be sued, I just think they should have been a little smarter about trying to make a company out of their software. I mean, come on, if I had been the one to originally write Napster, I would not have thought it a good idea to try and start making money and seek funding to further my illegal software. If Scour and Napster were still just a couple of guys in a garage, the RIAA would not be all that interested, let alone would they try to sue.

What a dork.

Damn…the big record companies have struck a blow in the MP3 battle as a judge has found MP3.com liable for “offering music online without permission.” They are working on a settlement in the form of a massive licensing deal.

That’s all right. They’ll never get Napster.

According to this article, CD sales are up from last year, which is putting a damper on the RIAA’s court cases. See, the RIAA (Recording Insustry Association of America) is saying that MP3’s are harming CD sales. These new numbers go against what they’re saying, which is good for MP3.com and Napster. And you’d think that the RIAA would be happy about these numbers, too, seeing as how they’re selling more than they did last year. But all they can think of to say is “Well… who knows what we WOULD have sold if MP3s were illegal? We could have grown twice as much..” Which is fucking ridiculous. They’re selling music, and they still aren’t happy.

There’s nothing I hate more than rich brats who think they need more money. I think the next time I think about buying a CD, I’ll look for some MP3’s instead.