Comments on: RIAA p2p marketing campaign

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 25 Sep 2005 23:26:28 +0000

As a public high school teacher I get through to many of my students through music. I can’t afford to buy songs and I don’t burn copies for anyone. I’m hindered by the narrow choices of what I can hear on the radio since corporate america is calling the playlists on almost all the radio stations in major markets. Much of what airs on the radio is worthless for teaching purposes.
I use p2p file sharing to find and introduce new artists to students, especially when an artist I’ve never heard of writes something topical. For example, recently we were studying coffee and I searched “Coffee” on Winmx and found some really interesting stuff which my students enjoyed. It’s great to play several songs on a topic to demonstrate how different writers give voice to a single issue or topic.
If anything, I am introducing new artists to potential buyers-something the record companies aren’t doing. I support creativity and it’s something that can actually benefit the struggling new artists.
I agree with your respondent who suggested the record companies want to control everything. I deeply resent RIAA restricting access to my lesson plan materials. Where do I go now?
Sincerely, Angry music loving teacher

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 20:58:38 +0000

Not a problem, won’t get it.

Have to get it ??
Not a problem .. it will be hacked.

Nothing they can do that can’t be undone.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 19:04:20 +0000

Then people will hopefully switch to BSD or Linux.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 10:08:41 +0000

but when the next version of windows comes out, it won’t work cause M$ won’t allow them to

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 06:52:12 +0000

Besides,
The current version of WinMX ( for example ) won’t magically
stop working just ‘cuz RIAA shut down the company. It won’t “vanish” the web either

Dreddsnik
Boycott-RIAA.com

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 19 Sep 2005 04:13:49 +0000

Note, they are only going after companies that produce these products. This is fine for WinMX/Limewire etc. But what about pure open source products, without developers all over the globe. Prey tell me how they are going to stop that

I know Limewire is open source, but a company is still behind it, and sells the pro version. Emule is pure open source, how can they possiblity stop that. If they try and sue the developers, a new batch of developers will just continue the project. Hell, i’ll even work on the project if they need developers.

They simply can’t stop us period! To think so is foolish. All they end up doing is proving how pathetic they are, and the lengths they will go to, to protect their pots of gold.

Money grabbing hores comes up mind when i think of the RIAA/MPAA and counterparts.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:24:40 +0000

i would think that the cartels arent about stopping file sharing as much as they are in controlling it, and making it impossible for average joe nobody musician having a larger success at distributing thier own works without the cartels approval/contol/greasy tenticles buttplugging thier way into every financial orifice.
I mean if a person’s work could become popular just by it’s quality, instead of platic wrapped PR and BS hype, what kind of horrible, horrible world would this become? Please, won’t anyone think about the tradgedy that would become of all the posers? If no bigname media sponsered personality tells them how to behave what kind of echo will be going thru thier empty heads? This nightmare can be stopped people, so please quit all unendorsed p2p services, and if you know anyone who uses them-wether it’s your mother, children, retired grandparents – please for the sake of maintaining the status que perform a citizen’s arrest and turn them in now, before it’s too late! Point fingers ! Name names! and maybe win some fabulous prizes!
Only You can stop this scourge of Freedo–I mean file sharing!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 23:00:04 +0000

Not nitpicky at all. Thanks : )

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sun, 18 Sep 2005 21:38:30 +0000

You’ve left an ad in the article “Internet Learn how the leader in Internet services can help you start and grow your business online. Network Solutions. Go Farther.” In the paragraph below “Stop Already”.

Sorry if thats nitpicky.

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