Fine, I guess I can wait a few days to see it.

this boycott was announced in december 2004 in these pages –

[Monday 20th December, 2004]
http://p2pnet.net/story/3345

and it’s been publicised on all of the larger (and smaller) p2p/technology news boards/websites since then.

and since then, it has been gaining support everywhere, with other types of events/boycotts being planned.

where have you been?

it’s not very recent. but there are still a few people (perhaps yourself) who are just now becoming aware of it. and others who may have forgotten – or didn’t realise how soon it was – and need a “little reminder”.

unlike the (unfortunately) failed attempt to bring back Star Trek Enterprise for a 5th season, this boycott requires the “customer”/”consumer” to do absolutely nothing. no donations are being requested. you aren’t being asked to write letters or email or make phone calls. you aren’t being asked to buy anything.

you are being asked to not buy anything from any of the cartel members.

happy downloading – for free!

Right now, I’m trying to get a boycott going against all BP and Exxon gasoline stations. People should not buy from these companies untilo the price of their gasoline in 10 cents below that of their competetors. Let’s make the oild companies compete for a change.

have fun listening to people behind you constantly asking “who’s that?”, or “what did he say?”, or “what just happened?”.

have fun walking on wet, sticky carpets and tiles.

have fun sitting in a smelly seat where who know’s what was recently spilled or vomited on it.

have fun listening to crying kids whose parents take them to PG-/PG13-/R-rated films because although they can afford a few cinema tickets, they can’t be bothered to pay for a babysitter – either that or they couldn’t find a babysitter to watch their brats for a few hours.

have fun waiting in bad weather on long queues, only to find out the current mediocre “blockbuster” you’d set your heart on seeing is sold out.

yeah, have fun. i guess you have a lot of disposable income.

i’ll be warm and comfortable this weekend, watching what i want, when i want – including certain “blockbusters” and won’t have spent a penny, other than my monthly internet costs.

i’ll be thinking of you when i make my own free popcorn, or lying on my soft, comfortable sofa, or lounging in my favorite comfy easy chair.

yeah, i’ll be thinking of you. and laughing.

i haven’t been to a cinema for over 6 years.

i only buy discounted dvds or cds – a year or more after they’ve been on sale – when they’re in the bargain bins at a fair price.

This boycott comes at a prime time when EMI is worried about their income. At another site, I read that they had put off releasing several new entries believing now was not the time. This had the effect of driving down their stockprices (which will in turn drive away investors). They are worried about their bottom line and this could not come at a better time.

Again, show them you are serious. It is your money. The majors can not pull it out of your wallet and make you spend it. Show them what you think of their product, their tactics, and their business practices, and their prices.

Digital paid for downloans are nothing but a scam. There is no way that prices should be this high for such. It is inferior quality, there are no manufacturing nor packaging prices, and laced with DRM to ensure you must buy again. (That is the main purpose of DRM is to recreate the repeat buy since cds don’t wear out at the rate of vinyl and tapes.) Unless you got more money than sense, you should support this. We’re not even talking the love to hate monickers here with their legal beagle ways of attempting to control the market, individuals, and all sales points.

and my motto is, if you don’t absolutly HAVE to buy their stuff… don’t ^_^ cause you can get it all on the internet. XD
Show them how much the internet filesharrer actually were supporting them, but artn’t now, because they suck! XD