Steve from HardOCP pays for that 12 year old girls $2000 settlement.

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: brxndxn
digitalsm is a hired RIAA goon...

It is the only way to explain the deceptionally one-sided point of view more radical than anyone in these forums has ever before exhibited.

If you're just a normal joe Schmo, I cannot believe these would be your actual opinions. You're sticking up for an industry that is a clear oligolopoly, controls the radio stations, seeks to control how and when you listen to their songs, and blames their largest consumer demographic for all their problems.

Well he is as close minded as the RIAA executives are. Plus he lacks a clue about the whole issue like they do as well.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: brxndxn
digitalsm is a hired RIAA goon...

It is the only way to explain the deceptionally one-sided point of view more radical than anyone in these forums has ever before exhibited.

If you're just a normal joe Schmo, I cannot believe these would be your actual opinions. You're sticking up for an industry that is a clear oligolopoly, controls the radio stations, seeks to control how and when you listen to their songs, and blames their largest consumer demographic for all their problems.

Well he is as close minded as the RIAA executives are. Plus he lacks a clue about the whole issue like they do as well.

No Im just a soon to be software developer.

Pirating is illegal, it always will be illegal. What these people are doing, by sharing is they are pirating. If they get caught I feel no sympathy.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

 

[Zombie]

tht's farking nonsense.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

Not if it supports the RIAA...plain and simple.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: jfall
Either way, this case did way more damage to the RIAA then $2,000.. all people hear is about a poor 12 year old getting sued by a billion dollar industry..

Only because people are morons and "Think oh poor girl, shes being threatened by big bad evil people". Its not the RIAAs fault she cant fvcking read, honor student? Gimme a fvcking break. Maybe a retarded honor student. She pirated over 1000 songs, and shared them to untold amounts of people. What she did was illegal. The RIAA and record companies DO have the right to protect their IP.

Oh no she shared files with UNTOLD AMOUNTS of people!

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: jfall
Either way, this case did way more damage to the RIAA then $2,000.. all people hear is about a poor 12 year old getting sued by a billion dollar industry..

Only because people are morons and "Think oh poor girl, shes being threatened by big bad evil people". Its not the RIAAs fault she cant fvcking read, honor student? Gimme a fvcking break. Maybe a retarded honor student. She pirated over 1000 songs, and shared them to untold amounts of people. What she did was illegal. The RIAA and record companies DO have the right to protect their IP.

Oh no she shared files with UNTOLD AMOUNTS of people!

Yes thats called pirating, its illegal, and always will be.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

Not if it supports the RIAA...plain and simple.

Well if the RIAA comes after you or anyone with similar opinion, dont bitch, its your own doing.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

Not if it supports the RIAA...plain and simple.

Well if the RIAA comes after you or anyone with similar opinion, dont bitch, its your own doing.

They won't because I don't share my Music files with anybody I don't know. The idea of letting strangers have access to files on my system just doesn't sit right with me.

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: amcdonald
nice publicity stunt for hardocp. I almost went to their website.

i didn't.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Definately a publicity stunt though.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Definately a publicity stunt though.

LOL..with P2P groups and other sites collecting Money for this girl her and her family might make enough money off of it to move out of Public Housing🙂

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Definately a publicity stunt though.

Guess you missed the point where this isnt even on HardOCPs site? It was for a very short time so steve could let people know about the raffle to get them signed up, then as soon as it was it was taken off the site.... sure sounds like a great way to get publicity! LOL This is done purely by steve on hypothermia.us... which is where he does ANYTHING like this... sure sound like publicity for hardOCP huh?

 

[SinnerWolf]

someone from Grokster also paid/was willing to pay the $2000.

You can't scare someone into buying your product, but you can scare them into a revolt. I'm waiting fore the bubble to burst.

 

[GroundZero]

Originally posted by: chin311
OMG THEY STOLE LORDJEZO's IDEA!!!1

my guess is that lordjezo stole the idea from them,
as i haven't ever seen an original thought originate from lordjezo...
:beer:

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

I don't enjoy paying 15 bucks for crap. I download the songs and if the CD has more than 2 good songs then I will buy it. The RIAA is only sueing people that don't have money and can't afford a legal defense. They are strongarming college kids and people who can't afford to pay for a legal defense into settling for what often times is their life savings. Yes what people are doing is stealing, but then again we did not conspire with record labels to price fix either, now did we?


Pirating music is a countereffect of the RIAA and music label's greed to gouge consumers. I fee 0 sympathy towards any of them or their supporters. I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

I don't enjoy paying 15 bucks for crap. I download the songs and if the CD has more than 2 good songs then I will buy it. The RIAA is only sueing people that don't have money and can't afford a legal defense. They are strongarming college kids and people who can't afford to pay for a legal defense into settling for what often times is their life savings. Yes what people are doing is stealing, but then again we did not conspire with record labels to price fix either, now did we?


Pirating music is a countereffect of the RIAA and music label's greed to gouge consumers. I fee 0 sympathy towards any of them or their supporters. I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.

Atleast the point is getting across, I cant remember which music company it was but one of them just dropped their CD prices quite a bit.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Dulanic

Originally posted by: Nitemare

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
http://www.boycott-riaa.com Is what I say,and DO. I will not buy any cd's from any company that is in with the RIAA. You can find the list here These are the peopel to NOT buy CD's from

If you're not going to buy the CDs, dont fvcking pirate either.

LOL.... Yes sir Mr. Morality🙂

If the CDs not good enough to be paid for then why would you download it. If its worthly of a download you should pay for it, plain and simple.

I don't enjoy paying 15 bucks for crap. I download the songs and if the CD has more than 2 good songs then I will buy it. The RIAA is only sueing people that don't have money and can't afford a legal defense. They are strongarming college kids and people who can't afford to pay for a legal defense into settling for what often times is their life savings. Yes what people are doing is stealing, but then again we did not conspire with record labels to price fix either, now did we?


Pirating music is a countereffect of the RIAA and music label's greed to gouge consumers. I fee 0 sympathy towards any of them or their supporters. I wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire.

Atleast the point is getting across, I cant remember which music company it was but one of them just dropped their CD prices quite a bit.

Universal

 

[Dulanic]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Universal

Ah thanks forgot who it was.

 

[MaxDepth]

Hmmm. So they are sending the money to the RIAA or her parents? have they done so already?

I wonder if everyone is taking credit for paying the girl's lawsuit

Remember the schoolgirl in yesterday's "Buzz" column who was being sued for thousands by the Recording Industry Association of America for song-swapping on the Internet? Briana LaHara, 12, is now off the hook. Her mother, Sylvia Torres, settled the suit for $2,000 and a bunch of apologies. However, reports say that Wayne Rosso, head of the file-sharing company Grokster, has offered to pay the fine, saying he was "disgusted" by the RIAA's tactics.

I know, the snippet says he offered.

 

[Dulanic]

It is done, we did it guys! Ms. Deborah Hurd, the principle of school that young Briana attends, has went above and beyond in helping us get this money to this girl and her family. I am including a list of all the names of the people who made this possible to go along with this donation. As always, you guys are fantastic.

Seems it's a done deal.

 

[brxndxn]

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digitalsm is a hired RIAA goon...

It is the only way to explain the deceptionally one-sided point of view more radical than anyone in these forums has ever before exhibited.

If you're just a normal joe Schmo, I cannot believe these would be your actual opinions. You're sticking up for an industry that is a clear oligolopoly, controls the radio stations, seeks to control how and when you listen to their songs, and blames their largest consumer demographic for all their problems.
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You are mistaken. I support the RIAA in their efforts to get those that pirate, or help pirate their IP.

I dont support the RIAA when it comes to them wanting to stop people from being able to copy digitally the CDs they already own.

Nor do I support them being an oligolopy that has abused its power to crush independent labels/artists.

Nor do I support Clear Channel being a monopoly that does the same thing in the radio industry.


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None of that right there involves what the RIAA is doing to pirates. Is the RIAA using heavy handed tactics, of course however they a LEGAL heavy handed tactics, which everyone uses when the chance arises.

I feel no sympathy for people who have pirated and got caught.

The only reason the RIAA tactics are legal now (before, they were NOT) is because they paid lawmakers to make them some new laws tailored to their dying industry. Before the new laws, citizens en mass were phasing them out. Now, the RIAA gets to sue everyone.

So, you're supporting the fact that they get to buy new laws. And for you to support that, I cannot believe you wouldn't have anything to gain by supporting it. Any corporation that has 'lobby for new laws' as part of their corporate strategy should face the wrath of an unsupporting demographic.