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Any of you that download films from Kazaa/Kazaa-Lite, a friend who lives round the corner, and is on BT Broadband got a rather nasty letter from them saying they had been contacted by an American company. In it were instructions to immediately cease all activities of a 'thieving gypsy' nature (words added for effect :D), otherwise they would take out legal proceedings against him.
The film in question was T3 : Rise of the Machines.
On the letter they had such information as IP address, kazaa username, and dates and times the data was downloaded.
I myself rarely download films, although I do download a lot of music.
Just thought I'd warn you all, I'm off to unshare all my media folders now .....
The film in question was T3 : Rise of the Machines.
On the letter they had such information as IP address, kazaa username, and dates and times the data was downloaded.
I myself rarely download films, although I do download a lot of music.
Just thought I'd warn you all, I'm off to unshare all my media folders now .....
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cookie monster wrote:
> Mr Pink wrote:
> There is a program available that blockes the IP addresses of
> companies, or so I've heard...
>
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
yea but it doesnt update, that the problem.
> Mr Pink wrote:
> There is a program available that blockes the IP addresses of
> companies, or so I've heard...
>
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
yea but it doesnt update, that the problem.
Dr Gonzo wrote:
> cookie monster wrote:
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
>
> For all that does you may as well just wear a balaclava while
> surfing.
And wear gloves as well incase of fingerprint evidence.
> cookie monster wrote:
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
>
> For all that does you may as well just wear a balaclava while
> surfing.
And wear gloves as well incase of fingerprint evidence.
cookie monster wrote:
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
For all that does you may as well just wear a balaclava while surfing. This is a multi-billion dollar problem, unsurprisingly the music and movie industries have pretty sharp people finding ways round the protections.
In fact, best protection you can get - live outside the USA. Job done.
> Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
For all that does you may as well just wear a balaclava while surfing. This is a multi-billion dollar problem, unsurprisingly the music and movie industries have pretty sharp people finding ways round the protections.
In fact, best protection you can get - live outside the USA. Job done.
Mr Pink wrote:
> There is a program available that blockes the IP addresses of
> companies, or so I've heard...
Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
> There is a program available that blockes the IP addresses of
> companies, or so I've heard...
Yeah, there is an IP blocker integrated into kazaa lite.
Belldandy wrote:
> One thing I definitely don't want to see is a switch to music only
> being available by download. I like having the actual cd with the
> actual case, if it ever went to just buying the MP3's I'd not buy
> anything at all.
How medieval. Imagine if Accountants had said that when companies had the option to bring their accounts onto PCs. Imagine if entertainers had said that when people invented music recording and movies.
The world moves on. Move with it or be left behind, as the entertainment industry already has.
> One thing I definitely don't want to see is a switch to music only
> being available by download. I like having the actual cd with the
> actual case, if it ever went to just buying the MP3's I'd not buy
> anything at all.
How medieval. Imagine if Accountants had said that when companies had the option to bring their accounts onto PCs. Imagine if entertainers had said that when people invented music recording and movies.
The world moves on. Move with it or be left behind, as the entertainment industry already has.
There is a program available that blockes the IP addresses of companies, or so I've heard...
One thing I definitely don't want to see is a switch to music only being available by download. I like having the actual cd with the actual case, if it ever went to just buying the MP3's I'd not buy anything at all.
Aaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!
And they wonder why Vinyl is increasing in sales above Cd singles.
Bane wrote:
> And until the music industry realises that continuing to sell single
> CDs at £4 each it will continue to struggle.
Valid point.
It was in the news a few weeks ago (wasn't it?) that singles don't sell anywhere near as well as they used to.
And the industry wonders why?
If people are saying that an album is too expensive at £12 to £14 for 10 or so tracks (highstreet prices, depending on where you buy), then what makes them thing a single at £4 is going to do any better?
Despite what they say, I don't believe for a minute that the industry are at all concerned with the 'theft' of the artists on their labels. They're worried solely about their share of the profits.
We all know that, except in relatively few cases, the artist doesn't see much of the profit, with most of it going to the record company. So if the industry are genuinely concerned about their artists, why don't they bite the bullet and lower CD costs, with the reduction coming out of *their* share of the profits?
It may not wipe out piracy, but it would reduce it and could - possibly - increase sales.
Of course, it won't necessarily increase the quality of the music, so they may find themselves with lower profits AND low sales. But one way or the other, it would prove a valuable point, don't you think? :-)
> And until the music industry realises that continuing to sell single
> CDs at £4 each it will continue to struggle.
Valid point.
It was in the news a few weeks ago (wasn't it?) that singles don't sell anywhere near as well as they used to.
And the industry wonders why?
If people are saying that an album is too expensive at £12 to £14 for 10 or so tracks (highstreet prices, depending on where you buy), then what makes them thing a single at £4 is going to do any better?
Despite what they say, I don't believe for a minute that the industry are at all concerned with the 'theft' of the artists on their labels. They're worried solely about their share of the profits.
We all know that, except in relatively few cases, the artist doesn't see much of the profit, with most of it going to the record company. So if the industry are genuinely concerned about their artists, why don't they bite the bullet and lower CD costs, with the reduction coming out of *their* share of the profits?
It may not wipe out piracy, but it would reduce it and could - possibly - increase sales.
Of course, it won't necessarily increase the quality of the music, so they may find themselves with lower profits AND low sales. But one way or the other, it would prove a valuable point, don't you think? :-)
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