tlniec
join:2004-08-02
Cedar Rapids, IA
1 edit | ... I don't see where "gives you access to millions of MP3 files and also enables you to post your own files the same way and share them with the whole world" says anything about pirating copyrighted material.
What of those users who generate their own recordings of original songs, and wish to share them via usenet? And those who wish to have access to such content?
I guess I never realized the MP3 file format was solely the domain of music recorded by those affiliated with the RIAA. |
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| Yeah.
This was all I could find.
»www.usenet.com/newToUsenet.htm
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Where did they pickup that line O.o |
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| »www.usenet.com/articles/mp3_newsgroups.htm
"Usenet allows everyone around the world to share their files on a worldwide network of peer servers and make them available to any member of this worldwide network. MP3 Newsgroups are the ultimate way of sharing as they are well organized and allow the users to find what they are looking for quickly and effortlessly." |
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| I recorded an MP3 of my dog farting and posted on Usenet because its the ultimate way of sharing since it's well organized and allows the users to find it quickly and effortlessly. |
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Exact same thing I thought when I saw this news.
MP3 DOESNT mean copyrighted music...As some have already said, you can record yourself and put it on usenet with a MP3 file format. Usenet is giving an open description, theres no way in hell that sentence could be used against them. Anyways, those cry-babies who decide to post anonymous because they are too scared to voice their opinion on their regular accounts aren't probably computer literate enough to understand. They just see "People sharing MP3" and their close-mindedness just screams "copyright".
Long live Usenet and all the pirating methods. |
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 MrMoodyFree range slavePremium
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | said by Moropo:They just see "People sharing MP3" and their close-mindedness just screams "copyright". As they've been brainwashed by RIAA propaganda campaigns to believe. And now the RIAA is trying to win court cases based on their own definition.
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quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
kudos:2 | reply to Uncle Paul
Dogs have rights too. Did he/she give you permission to post the recording? |
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said by Moropo:MP3 DOESN'T mean copyrighted music... As some have already said, you can record yourself and put it on Usenet with a MP3 file format. Usenet is giving an open description, theres no way in hell that sentence could be used against them. Anyways, those cry-babies who decide to post anonymous because they are too scared to voice their opinion on their regular accounts aren't probably computer literate enough to understand. They just see "People sharing MP3" and their close-mindedness just screams "copyright". Long live Usenet and all the pirating methods. I agree 100%. Just because it's an MP3 file doesn't mean that it contains copyrighted music. And since their advertisement doesn't openly state "Download copyrighted music/movies/software etc.", it will be very difficult for the RIAA to prove that they are aiding, abetting and encouraging piracy. Of course, we all know that people don't sign up for Usenet to download MP3s of Neyland85's dog farting, there are far more interesting things to download off Usenet, but good luck to RIAA with proving it. And even if they do succeed in shutting down some US-based news servers, more will pop up overseas outside of their reach (I guess it's time for The Pirate Bay staff to start considering setting up their news server).
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»www.usenet.com/articles/free_download.htm They advertise there service and intentions pretty openly here.
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 jazzy_
join:2004-01-27
Charleston, SC | Some fairly incriminating stuff in that last paragraph. |
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DesdinovaPremium
join:2003-01-26
Gaithersburg, MD | reply to quatrix
And what about the company that manufactured the food the dog turned into windsong? Did they get development royalties?
I've always heard that it was the assholes who held the distribution rights. Seems that's correct!  |
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Hey, you might be surprised at the number of downloads... it's a real tear jerker! |
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