Saying it with flowers at Pirate Bay trial
p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- “It’s quaint when people from the record industry claims that downloading is theft from copyright holders.
“It’s quite the opposite and has led to the biggest transfer of resources to artists ever.”
The statement came from professor Roger Wallis, a composer and emeritus professor of media at the Royal Institute of Technology, and an expert witness at yesterday’s The Pirate Bay trial in Sweden.
Quoted by The Local, he went on »»»
There are so many other factors which can affect album sales and the research shows that many downloaders actually consume more culture than others.
Wallis argued the music industry is against file sharing, “because it destroys their current business model as people spend more money on concert tickets and less buying records,” says the story.
“There’s nothing to indicate that people who download music would run out and buy records if file sharing disappeared, that’s ridiculous,” he declared.
Pirate Bay supporters
Wallis’ wife was, meanwhile, a happy lady.
And it was all thanks to Warner Bros, MGM, EMI, Colombia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Sony BMG and Universal.
When the court asked whether he wanted to be reimbursed for his appearance, “You are welcome to send some flowers to my wife,” he responded, says TorrentFreak, from whence came the photoclip.
And, “In the hours that followed, many Pirate Bay supporters took this suggestion to hand,” says the story.
Stay tuned.
TorrentFreak – Pirate Bay Witness` Wife Overwhelmed With Flowers, February 27, 2009
The Local – Fireworks erupt over prof’s qualifications, February 26, 2009
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February 27th, 2009 at 11:22 am
There you go RIAASS pitbulls, the truth you dont want to hear!!!
âThereâs nothing to indicate that people who download music would run out and buy records if file sharing disappeared, thatâs ridiculous,â he declared.
In court, in front of witnesses that you cant muffle!!
So in the terms of my generation you bastards can just
“Eat shit and die!”
You did this to yourselves by not embrassing the future!
February 27th, 2009 at 11:30 am
cool
February 27th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Wasn’t it Roger Wallace who requested flowers be sent to his wife? http://www.p2pnet.net/story/18630 Or is this a new person?
February 27th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
I think the fact that all the Pirate Bay supporters bought her the flowers is very nice…
Did anyone from the other side consider that?
February 28th, 2009 at 6:49 am
@3
The Other Side? like Star Wars? lol
February 28th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
There is a web site that shows the entire flower and gift donation at: http://yodo.se/wallis/
I noticed that some recording industry parasites put some nasty porn pictures on this site (quickly removed) that basically say: Fuck you!
It just tells me how the minds of these pieces of shit are: UGLY!
It explains the Britney Slute, the Madonna Crap, the Dr Shit and others pieces of garbage these criminals were polluting the brain of human kind with.
I am glad that they are now out of business.
Welcome to the artistic explosion of the 21st century were beauty is in charge again,
Without the corporate parasites!
March 1st, 2009 at 3:29 am
Roger Wallis and the flowers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDDELQWGN-0
and a Roger Wallis tribute video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXIYGiLlcMo