Pirates of the Caribbean ‘here in Canada’
p2pnet view Politics | Music:- Canada is once again under attack from the entertainment cartels, this time from the Big 4 record label section.
For Big 4 read Vivendi Universal, EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music, and they’re using the Haiti tragedy as a launching ramp for their allegations, with someone named James Gannon as the missile.
In a promo piece thinly disguised as a genuine news item and prominently linked to, not at all coincidentally, by the Big 4’s IFPI (International Federation of Phonographic Industry), “I was dismayed, but really not surprised, to see how quickly the Haiti benefit album ‘Hope for Haiti Now cropped up on all the popular BitTorrent indexing sites like ThePirateBay and Torrentz” says Gannon.
Interesting that he bothered to look, eh?
“No matter how much the operators of these websites like to portray themselves as ‘digital revolutionaries’ who are encouraging the adoption of ‘new business models’ (i.e. ‘please compete with free’), there is really no excuse or justification for hosting a website where users can obtain this album for free”, he says in IP, Innovation and Culture, continuing >>>
What possible justification can one give for uploading, downloading, or making available this album over the BitTorrent network?
Not only that, but out of the 9 front-page Google results for “Hope For Haiti Now torrent”, a dismaying 5 out of the 9 results (Torrentz, IsoHunt, BTJunkie, Monova, TorrentZap) are hosted or have some connection to Canada.
No matter what these website operators’ opinions are of record labels and movie studios, wouldn’t you think that they would take at least some steps to ensure their services aren’t used to pirate a $7.99 charity album?
Looks to me like the Pirates of the Caribbean can be found right here in Canada. At least we’re also good at legitimately hauling in the gold as well.
“We’re”?
Yup. He’s a Canadian lawyer.
But he’s more than that.
He doubles as a PR hack for Apple and Amazon
“For those of you who have yet to pick up this truly amazing album, which also serves a great cause, there is no shortage of legal source [sic] where it can be obtained”, he says, adding:
” I highly recommend heading to iTunes or Amazon and ordering a copy.”
Does he know Bazza Sookman, we wonder?
No need to stay tuned.
..… and identi.ca
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
IP, Innovation and Culture – Reaching new lows – charity album piracy, March 1, 2010
Bazza Sookman – Bazza Sookman and the 3 Strikes Plan, January 22, 2010
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March 2nd, 2010 at 4:18 pm
@Gannon:
Thanks for publicizing that there are torrents available for free download. I just got my free copy, all because of you IFPI guys and gals!
I would never have bought it because I’m poor myself.
And I’m sure it’s crap – as the majority of reviews have said it is.
Plus, I would never buy anything from iTunes or Amazon.
So thanks again, Gannon and the not-so-big-anymore 4.
Thanks again!
March 2nd, 2010 at 4:27 pm
interestingly, on the IP, Innovation and Culture page where he wrote that, the link for “Leave a Comment” is broken.
hmm.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:15 pm
I wonder if it’s occurred to him that most people would rather donate directly to Red Cross, World Vision, etc and cut out the middleman altogether. Anytime you see something advertised as a fundraiser for (insert name here), you really have to question just how much of your money reaches those in need. Record companies have been pilfering musicians from their share of the album sales for years, so why would it be any different when it comes to charity albums? There’s still costs such as production, marketing, publishing, distribution and shipping. Apple, Amazon, Wal-Mart or whoever you purchase it from are still going to take their cut of the sales.
It’s just like how millions of sheeple are spending their hard earned money on those stupid Product(Red) items, knowing full well that only 10% or less of what they spend is actually given to AIDS charities.
March 2nd, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I love advertisements of new torrents.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:46 am
I agree with previous “Reader’s Write” (?), rather download the album from torrent and send the 7.99$ to the Red Cross.
March 3rd, 2010 at 11:54 am
Under UCC / Uniform Commercial Code one can transfer title and ownership from a person to you, an individual. In this manner a house, car, CD, DVD becomes your property. Not bank’s, corporation’s or someone else. Then you are free to do what you want with it. Do the research: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=search_playlists&search_query=ucc+rules&uni=1
March 3rd, 2010 at 8:06 pm
Just so you know, I for one didn’t really buy into the ‘Help for Haiti’ concert because I knew anytime the Big 4 are involved in charity events, they either turn out to be sub-par or just big rip-offs. In fact, the only reason that those corporate pigs even bothered to ‘help’ with the fundraiser was because they knew they would get something out of it, not out of the goodness of their hearts (if they even have any!).
March 5th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Geezz, these guys just never quit!! You can bet out of the $7.99 they want the Haitian people will be lucky to see 25c!!
I have to agree with the other comments, send in your $7.99 to a LEGIT organization who is truely interested in helping!