True Pirates of Music
p2pnet.net News:- If you`re a p2pnet regular, the name Rick Fulkerson will ring a bell.
He`s the owner of a small computer store on the southern Oregon Coast who`s also an amateur movie producer. His releases so far include Music Industry Mafia, which won a place in the p2pnet / DownhillBattle movie contest, last year, as well as RIAA porno, RIAA Copying or Stealing and other shorts.
Now Fulkerson has just finished another epic, this time centering on Pirates, a subject dear to the stony little hearts of EMI (UK), UMG (France), Sony BMG (Japan, Germany) and Warner (USA) the owners of the Big Four record label cartel.
I got interested in the issue of the music and entertainment monopoly when I first heard about the origional Napster, he says. Since we were able to tape from the radio with cassettes and the TV with VCR’s for our own personal use, I saw no harm in it.
Later when Napster was closed down and the lawsuits started I began doing some research, I was shocked (which I shouldn’t have been) at what I found. I became angry at what the entertainment industry had become and what it was doing. It wants the same control over information, ideas and distribution that every dictator in the history of the world has wanted.
Using the FBI and other Government law enforcement agencies to waste time and manpower when we’ve got so much more serious issues to address?
Does the entertainment industry really have that much power? The only conclusion I can draw from this is that either Congress is totally inept (which I don’t believe. they are very intellegent individuals) or they are paid to look the other way. I cannot see any other reason for this. In short every dictator in the history of the world has wanted total control over the media and information because that’s how you control the people. The Entertainment industry is on the verge of getting just that. It’s scary.
Check out Fulkerson’s The True Pirates of Music. And when you’ve done that, also take a peek at Music Industry Mafia, RIAA Copying or Stealing and RIAA Porno.
Enjoy.
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June 1st, 2005 at 2:54 am
June 1st, 2005 at 3:55 am
or moz on Linux, damn.
June 1st, 2005 at 4:25 am
it’s a divx file. if you want a direct transfer of that or an mpeg which is larger it could be arrianged
Rick
June 1st, 2005 at 4:56 am
For once I wish someone in DC actually did something about the entertainment industry. Just to, you know, give the IMPRESSION that they were on our (the public’s) side, not on their side (big music). I too, researched copy write and the entertainment cartel’s activities to date. Frankly, Iâm offended by their every existence. I think the worst thing they did was to subvert our copyright system into a blueprint for monopolization of our culture.
Copyright was originally devised for striking a BALANCE between the creation of new works of art and the public domain. Copyright is in essence a monopoly and was intended to give the artist time to make money FOR A LIMITED TIME. Thatâs right; let me repeat that, for a limited time. The question then becomes (obviously) what is considered a “Limited time”. When I see an advertisement for a new sandwich at McDonalds or a new candy bar, I always see “for a limited time” as well. This lets me know that while I can expect the item to be available now; waiting for a year to get it might not be the best idea. Websterâs dictionary says that “limited” means: small in range or scope; not excessive, not unlimited. The way CW stands now, 75 years after the artistâs death does a song or movie becomes public domain. Is this excessive? You bet it is, let me explain why. When a work of art has been created and released to the public, it has a specific price attached to it. That price is what it took to make that piece of art. Lets say for the sake of saying’ so that a song has been created and released to the public via radio, cads, and all other types of media that are floating around. The song is a hit, everyone loves it, and it stays at the top of the charts (which doesnât really say anything since RIAA controls those charts-another rant) for a full year. That original price tag has been paid thousands of times over. The song is heard everywhere for 2 or 3 years, then slowly, like a dream, vanishes from the public eye. That song has been paid for. Society has paid in full for that song yet it will not fall into public domain for at least 7 more DECADES. Excessive? It was big music that bribed some greedy politicians bought extensions and vole! A chokehold on America and a blueprint for a monopolistic empire built on the endeavors of others
The word “pirate” brings forth images of lawlessness, greed, domination, and thievery. I find this description to be an accurate portrait of the entertainment industry.
The entertainment industry has:
#1 engaged in price fixing their “product” (conspiring to keep prices at a rate beyond what the market would normally support).
#2 used their money to extort funds through intimidation and fear of lawsuits.
#3 bribed positions to get more power to sue more people with unfair laws and harsh penalties.
#4 subverted the youth of America with the garbage they are allowed to broadcast into our homes and subject our children to.
#5 controlled the so called “news” for decades, doctoring it up to further their own agenda.
#6 wasted taxpayerâs dollars and our nationâs resources to further secure their stronghold.
#7 Attempted to stifle innovation and technology that does not conform to their outdated business model.
#8 undermined our free enterprise system by unfair business practices.
#9 Taking from everyone and giving NOTHING back. (The money you spend at the theater is earmarked for Hollywood, NOT back into the community)
#10 cheated the very people on whose backs they have built their fortunes
I will not and have not gone to the theater in more then 10 years; I will never again buy another cd or DVD from them or support them in any way. In the end, that is about all I can really do.
The solution to this is simple. Itâs all about breaking up the monopoly. It is already happening; we are seeing the birth of the “open source” entertainment industry. This is a good thing! It should be nurtured and cared for, allowed to develop and grow. As it does so, we will see something amazing. People who want to play music and make movies not to get rich but because they are driven by the need to create. I contend that this breed of artist is the type we want! They are just pumped to be known (which will LEAD to endorsements etc) Imp telling you, the arrogance of Hollywood is sickening. Go to smokinggun.com and read the riders of what the current day music or movie star expects for a performance. Imagine an “open source” entertainment industry where a cd has ONLY good songs, at most you might not like 3 of them (instead of the other way around like it is with the current industry) or where instead of getting sued by the industry for how much stuff you are sharing, you are rewarded for acting as a distributor. Wake up America, every cd and DVD you buy, you are supporting organized crime and giving them more power.
LamerX
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June 1st, 2005 at 10:06 am
why are you wasting your site bandwidth on supplying video files? aren’t you aware of a new technology that can distribute the burden of downloading? it’s called peer 2 peer.
June 1st, 2005 at 2:17 pm
I see the same thing happening now with the entertainment cartel that I saw in the 1970’s and eventually the 1980’s. In the 1980’s, it was Ma Bell that was broken up (albeit, mostly into smaller monopolies). This occurred in large part because of the information that was brought to light by the phone phreaks exploring the system. Once the prheaks learned that they could size phoneline trucnks by using a commonly available whistle, they explored further and further. What they found during that time was scary. It was the phreaks that cause the discovery of the pen register. The pen register showed how all calls were logged.
In time, abuse after abuse was brought to light and made public. I see the same thing happening with Big Entertainment and the cartel controlled news. Even real conservatives (not the so-called “conservatives” that call themselves “Republicans”) are becoming very concerned about what is happening in the media.
The phreaks (phone hackers) and hackers are very good at finding and exposing the abuses of technology that is perpetrated by both corporates and government. It is probably one reason why the mainstream press continues to portray us as those who write viruses (skript kiddies) and cyber burglars (crackers). The press has changed the meaning of “hacker” from builders and explorers to common criminals. Hackers provide a service, and that service is extending freedom and bringing knowledge to the masses. I believe that we are about to enter the true Information Age. This will occur when “We The People” control the media and the infrustructure necessary to relay this information. I heard about another FreeWan project being discussed in my area.
June 1st, 2005 at 2:18 pm
Get the DivX codecs and recompile you player apps. It works on my Linux box