Comments on: Most US music isn’t paid for http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657 p2pnet.net offers not-your-lamescream news on movies music digital media P2P peer-to-peer TV television file sharing freedom of speech open source product news Wifi mobiles company Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-423079 Reader's Write Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:54:20 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-423079 How sad for the old whore industry. Its really too bad. "borrowed and stolen" music. It's just copying the tunes, it's not grand larceny as performed historically by the industry. They're just thieves, thugs, druggies, and lowlives. The average Joe is a far better and moral person. How sad for the old whore industry. Its really too bad. “borrowed and stolen” music. It’s just copying the tunes, it’s not grand larceny as performed historically by the industry. They’re just thieves, thugs, druggies, and lowlives. The average Joe is a far better and moral person.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420996 Reader's Write Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:24:44 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420996 umm isn't all this survey doing simply identifying the computer and mp3 players as new ways to play music? All it's doing is listing out the most preferred "music-mediums" from most used to least used. There's really no point to it? o_0 umm isn’t all this survey doing simply identifying the computer and mp3 players as new ways to play music? All it’s doing is listing out the most preferred “music-mediums” from most used to least used. There’s really no point to it? o_0

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420827 Reader's Write Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:53:58 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420827 Years ago in the 70's, you actually had movies and tunes from those movies that people wanted. Nowdays, most music is trash anyway. And the ones that usually DO sell, are re-hashes from tunes of the past! Until music gets back to being original and fairly priced, you will see people in droves downloading off their favorite p2p app for free. That may not be what the music execs want, but then again they have basically told the public to go to hell and the public is just returning the favor. And guess what? The public is winning! They can make as many lawsuits as they want, but it will not stop the music industries inevitable destruction. Yet they refuse to see that if they take OFF the DRM, offer decent music at affordable prices and quit acting like every customer is a CRIMINAL, they may get some business back! But no, they want to go and act like jackasses.....when they finally destroy themselves..... they will have nobody but themselves to blame! I hope they remember at least that much of the truth when the file sharing wars are over. Years ago in the 70’s, you actually had movies and tunes from those movies that people wanted. Nowdays, most music is trash anyway. And the ones that usually DO sell, are re-hashes from tunes of the past!

Until music gets back to being original and fairly priced, you will see people in droves downloading off their favorite p2p app for free. That may not be what the music execs want, but then again they have basically told the public to go to hell and the public is just returning the favor. And guess what? The public is winning!

They can make as many lawsuits as they want, but it will not stop the music industries inevitable destruction. Yet they refuse to see that if they take OFF the DRM, offer decent music at affordable prices and quit acting like every customer is a CRIMINAL, they may get some business back! But no, they want to go and act like jackasses…..when they finally destroy themselves….. they will have nobody but themselves to blame!

I hope they remember at least that much of the truth when the file sharing wars are over.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420241 Reader's Write Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:54:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420241 I've had a long time to buy what I wished of my era growing up listening to music. What I see now are remixes of the same stuff to buy over again. I've already got that in the originals so I am not going to buy it again. Newer artists are made artists with very few in the top that are actually good musicians. Instead, big media has went for the computer predicted formula sales that have no staying power. Ever notice how fast the one hit wonders are falling off the charts today? They now produce filler as top hits, something I am not interested in. If I were a buying customer at this point, I would not be long. The dastardly tactics the majors have given their pet dogs to sue everything that walks has put me on boycott. Not a hard thing to have to do. They've earned a black eye in the PR department from me and it will take more than just a few words to bring me back. Right now, they ain't cutting it. I’ve had a long time to buy what I wished of my era growing up listening to music. What I see now are remixes of the same stuff to buy over again. I’ve already got that in the originals so I am not going to buy it again. Newer artists are made artists with very few in the top that are actually good musicians.

Instead, big media has went for the computer predicted formula sales that have no staying power. Ever notice how fast the one hit wonders are falling off the charts today? They now produce filler as top hits, something I am not interested in.

If I were a buying customer at this point, I would not be long. The dastardly tactics the majors have given their pet dogs to sue everything that walks has put me on boycott. Not a hard thing to have to do. They’ve earned a black eye in the PR department from me and it will take more than just a few words to bring me back. Right now, they ain’t cutting it.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420101 Reader's Write Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:13:07 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420101 Hmmm... big surprise... when the only thing on shelves is some new hip hop person that gets replaced every couple of months. Never liked the stuff on the shelves. Hmmm… big surprise… when the only thing on shelves is some new hip hop person that gets replaced every couple of months. Never liked the stuff on the shelves.

]]> By: Mostly Harmless http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420053 Mostly Harmless Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420053 Stray Mongrel, Amazon (among others) is selling non-DRM infected decent quality (192kbs) MP3 files of a fair percentage of their music offerings. The 99 cent per track price is too high IMHO. But the other problems you object to have been dealt with. Note: If you are at all computer savvy don't bother with the software they want you to install. You don't need it. Stray Mongrel,

Amazon (among others) is selling non-DRM infected decent quality (192kbs) MP3 files of a fair percentage of their music offerings. The 99 cent per track price is too high IMHO. But the other problems you object to have been dealt with.

Note: If you are at all computer savvy don’t bother with the software they want you to install. You don’t need it.

]]> By: Stray Mongrel http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420018 Stray Mongrel Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:18:57 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-420018 I was buying music back when it was recorded on 45's. The music I have downloaded today is stuff I wouldn't have bought anyway, so the corporations haven't lost my business. They just never had it to begin with. The technology has evolved too much to keep the old business model. Having my music as binary data that I can play on whatever open source player, is far preferable than 45rpm vinyls (which, oddly enough, I can play on my computer as well). I would prefer buying this type of data, but there is no resource to do so. I purchased DRM laden music in the past, and it's been a bad experience completely, and refuse to waste my money there again. The real money is in live ticket sales, and commercial play. Corporations exploiting the "one hit wonders" is probably a thing of the past, and they should just let it go. I was buying music back when it was recorded on 45’s. The music I have downloaded today is stuff I wouldn’t have bought anyway, so the corporations haven’t lost my business. They just never had it to begin with.

The technology has evolved too much to keep the old business model. Having my music as binary data that I can play on whatever open source player, is far preferable than 45rpm vinyls (which, oddly enough, I can play on my computer as well).

I would prefer buying this type of data, but there is no resource to do so. I purchased DRM laden music in the past, and it’s been a bad experience completely, and refuse to waste my money there again.

The real money is in live ticket sales, and commercial play. Corporations exploiting the “one hit wonders” is probably a thing of the past, and they should just let it go.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-419913 Reader's Write Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:54:08 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-419913 hell even if you pay, sound exchange only seems to be able to the RIAA owners and what is it now 40% of the artists. hell even if you pay, sound exchange only seems to be able to the RIAA owners and what is it now 40% of the artists.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-419842 Reader's Write Fri, 18 Apr 2008 14:50:19 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/15657#comment-419842 Most US music isn't worth paying for. If it's good enough to pay for, fans do pay for it. A fact ignored by the industry way to often. Most US music isn’t worth paying for.
If it’s good enough to pay for, fans do pay for it.
A fact ignored by the industry way to often.

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