Comments on: The Kazaa Australia Saga

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 05:01:04 +0000

True strength is gained from tests of life and time. Somewhere after agony inside, we gain wisdom-we become well acquainted with GOD or ALLAH or whatever we chose to name this essence. Ignorance is not bliss, be very wary of a false sense of power.

Then……….we find our bliss.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:52:10 +0000

It is unreal and shame that share information through p2p was closed to Australian users.

It only aims at young people and those who cannot really afford to spend money for one song or want to test it. What is the price of $20.00+ per CD for someone one who works.

Would any person who has income will search for hours for song or tutorials or any other files? Does anyone who work will have time to browse and search through internet? would it be cost effective spend hours to search for one favourtie song or lets say tutorials of any kind? Of course not .. it would be much easier go to shop and buy. Only those with limited income: young, invalid like myself relied in the past to share.

It was source of unique music from Europe and around world for me to find unknown artists that I have never heard about, source to learn. Sharing will never be stopped as it is human nature. To have download one song and try it and collect many and create own cd takes hours. Of course it would be easier to go and buy. But what is the real reason to stop sharing this network? Loss of income? REALLY ?
One can go to library and borrow CD and will still be same effect… the only difference is – takes more time and less convenient to people like myself (confined to wheel chair).

WILL IT REALLY IMPROVE SALE OF CD in Australia????????
Silly – as I think it might even decrease it. Sharing was great source of free advertising. I have discovered many songs I have never heard about before – not everyone watch TV or listen to radio all the time.

Sadly I think nobody is going to gain from closing p2p in Australia. Efforts should be made to stop those who stealing and making profit from others hard work not to close access for those who want try new things.

Free ADVERTISING for many companies, pity they cannot see that.

They spend thousand of dollars to advertise free competitions, free give always, radio announcements YET at the same time they closing best resource for free ads. As sharing through p2p was best source to advertising. Simple sample.. I have downloaded one song by browsing user shared folder found another songs I have never heard about Tried it.. and of course told about it my friends. Bet many bought whole CDs based on this new songs I send to them to listen. If someone has a little brain would do a bit of math and see there will be no improvement in sales.. if not a loss. Just wonder since Kazaa was closed how it effect music industry ? Any improvement in sales?????? I bet THERE WOULD BE NONE.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:50:14 +0000

It is unreal and shame that share information through p2p was closed to Australian users. It only aims at young people and those who cannot really afford to spend money for one song or want to test it. What is the price of $20.00+ per CD for someone one who works. Would any person who has income will search for hours for song or tutorials or any other files? Does anyone who work will have time to browse and search through internet? would it be cost effective spend hours to search for one favourtie song or lets say tutorials of any kind? Of course not .. it would be much easier go to shop and buy. Only those with limited income: young, invalid like myself relied in the past to share. It was source of unique music from Europe and around world for me to find unknown artists that I have never heard about, source to learn. Sharing will never be stopped as it is human nature. To have download one song and try it and collect many and create own cd takes hours. Of course it would be easier to go and buy. But what is the real reason to stop sharing this network? Loss of income? REALLY ? One can go to library and borrow CD and will still be same effect… the only difference is – takes more time and less convenient to people like myself (confined to wheel chair). WILL IT REALLY IMPROVE SALE OF CD in Australia???????? Silly – as I think it might even decrease it. Sharing was great source of free advertising. I have discovered many songs I have never heard about before – not everyone watch TV or listen to radio all the time.
Sadly I think nobody is going to gain from closing p2p in Australia. Efforts should be made to stop those who stealing and making profit from others hard work not to close access for those who want try new things. Free ADVERTISING for many companies, pity they cannot see that. They spend thousand of dollars to advertise free competitions, free give always, radio announcements YET at the same time they closing best resource for free ads. As sharing through p2p was best source to advertising. Simple sample.. I have downloaded one song by browsing user shared folder found another songs I have never heard about Tried it.. and of course told about it my friends. Bet many bought whole CDs based on this new songs I send to them to listen. If someone has a little brain would do a bit of math and see there will be no improvement in sales.. if not a loss. Just wonder since Kazaa was closed how it effect music industry ? Any improvement in sales?????? I bet THERE WOULD BE NONE.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 23:09:00 +0000

“So far, the only winners in this case appear to be the lawyers charging in six-minute increments.”

I’ll have to try that one.
I wonder if they stop the clock during coffee breaks.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:56:28 +0000

Even if all the P2P networks were shut down, everyone would just do it the old fashioned way. Copy it onto a blank and trade it off.

It’s not like CD-R, DVD-R or Hard Drives are expensive these days.