Winamp cover story at download.com

QuadHeliX · 5th August 2006, 05:18

right at this moment : http://www.download.com/

Razzinno · 5th August 2006, 05:35

They got the price wrong for pro, though. Still, nice to hear good things about it.

papadoc · 5th August 2006, 15:33

I noticed on download.com's webpage,
they list LimeWire as the number 1 download.
Bet that won't last long now...
The music industry filed a lawsuit against LimeWire yesterday.

Story

squakMix · 6th August 2006, 05:44

Quote:

Originally posted by papadoc
I noticed on download.com's webpage,
they list LimeWire as the number 1 download.
Bet that won't last long now...
The music industry filed a lawsuit against LimeWire yesterday.

Story

Quote:

The recording industry is asking for compensatory and punitive damages, such as $150,000 for every song distributed without permission.

Ouch..

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 6th August 2006, 16:50

What I want to know is how they can demand $150,000 for a song that isn't worth more than $1.50 on a full CD... and get away with it.

MegaRock · 9th August 2006, 19:41

Quote:

Originally posted by sgtfuzzbubble99
What I want to know is how they can demand $150,000 for a song that isn't worth more than $1.50 on a full CD... and get away with it.

No shit. Someone should countersue them for extortion.

ElChevelle · 9th August 2006, 22:32

Racketeering and extortion might be applied.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 10th August 2006, 00:48

It's no wonder why so many people pirate music. If they'd charge reasonable prices for music CDs, I bet most people would buy them rather than download illegal copies that are a fraction of the quality in most cases. I know I'd rather have an original CD than just ripped 128k mp3s.

ElChevelle · 10th August 2006, 01:48

Arggghhhhh Matey!

The music industry can suck me wooden leg.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 10th August 2006, 02:09

Yarr!

A Crazy German · 10th August 2006, 02:42

Quote:

Originally posted by MegaRock
No shit. Someone should countersue them for extortion.

Well if one song is on there and it gets downloaded thousands of times it racks up. So I doubt its close to extortion.

Phyltre · 10th August 2006, 03:12

Quote:

Originally posted by A Crazy German
Well if one song is on there and it gets downloaded thousands of times it racks up. So I doubt its close to extortion.

But can they prove how many times it was downloaded? No.

A Crazy German · 10th August 2006, 03:18

They just have to know about how many users there are and how many seeders there are alittle math here and there and you can get a good guess.

sgtfuzzbubble011 · 10th August 2006, 04:19

When someone is charged with a $150,000 fine, I'm sure that they'd want more than just "a good guess."

Phyltre · 10th August 2006, 04:46

Quote:

Originally posted by A Crazy German
They just have to know about how many users there are and how many seeders there are alittle math here and there and you can get a good guess.

Limewire isn't a torrent client, is it?

squakMix · 10th August 2006, 05:31

It isn't a torrent client.

A Crazy German · 10th August 2006, 12:42

I know that but you can see how many people are hostign the file that have it. Basicly the same as a seeder.

Phyltre · 10th August 2006, 13:27

Quote:

Originally posted by A Crazy German
I know that but you can see how many people are hostign the file that have it. Basicly the same as a seeder.

Okay, you've lost me.

shakey_snake · 10th August 2006, 18:19

Yey GPL!

zootm · 10th August 2006, 23:51

I prefer Cabos for a Gnutella client.

protegechris · 13th August 2006, 06:21

Quote:

Originally posted by A Crazy German
I know that but you can see how many people are hostign the file that have it. Basicly the same as a seeder.

Inaccurate method. Just because a person is sharing a file doesn't mean they downloaded it illegally.

Just because I give you some candy doesn't mean someone gave me some to begin with.

EfaustuS9 · 16th August 2006, 02:24

You are all a bunch of Pirates!

A Crazy German · 16th August 2006, 02:48

ahh that made my day.

ElChevelle · 16th August 2006, 21:58

I'm no pirate!

But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

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Razzinno Piffle Producer Join Date: May 2006 Location: the secret files of my pc Posts: 2,589	They got the price wrong for pro, though. Still, nice to hear good things about it.

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sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	What I want to know is how they can demand $150,000 for a song that isn't worth more than $1.50 on a full CD... and get away with it.

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sgtfuzzbubble011 Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 60,767	It's no wonder why so many people pirate music. If they'd charge reasonable prices for music CDs, I bet most people would buy them rather than download illegal copies that are a fraction of the quality in most cases. I know I'd rather have an original CD than just ripped 128k mp3s.

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ElChevelle Moderator Alumni Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: the MANCANNON! Posts: 22,431	Arggghhhhh Matey! The music industry can suck me wooden leg.

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