a question--kazaa and lawsuits

[absolutuscchick]

Originally posted by Shine
Buy the CD.

I would but I'm broke...always

Originally posted by absolutuscchick
I would but I'm broke...always

yeah,

and i would, but that's giving in to the man.

the man's always tryin to keep my people down.

Kitso
KS 361 hours i'm gonna have to take to get my teaching certification

[cash78mere]

i never buy cds. too expensive and i usually just like 1 song.

i don't even know how to move my files.

there are a handful of songs i still want to download to make a commute mix for my car but i don't know if i should take the chance.

i will NEVER buy another cd until they lower the prices. it's insane. well...except clay, i'll buy 8 of his cds.

but still.....i don't know what to think about all this!

[LeslieAGD]

Originally posted by cash78mere
i never buy cds. too expensive and i usually just like 1 song.

Herein lies the problem: if the product was affordable and WORTH IT, then yes I would buy the CD. But, I'm not going to be raped with charges so that whiny, crybaby artists can go drinking, clubbing, and spending cash like crazy.

[KuThetaChi]

I'm not going to be raped with charges so that whiny, crybaby artists can go drinking, clubbing, and spending cash like crazy.

But how are those starving artist gonna buy another Ferrari if the prices go down to whats reasonable? I mean you're a uncultured swine if you only have 2 Ferrari you obviously need 3!!!

[moe.ron]

buy the cds from ebay.com or half.ebay.com. Cheap. That's where I used to buy my cds, also from used cd stores.

[MeLikey]

Yeah since I've stopped downloading all together, I've bought a few CDs off ebay... but I did go and buy the Lil Jon and the East Boyz CD from the store, paid $18 and I only like "Get Low". I only bought it for that song, hoping that I'd like a few other songs, but I don't.

[mu_agd]

Posted 9/24/2003 9:30 AM Updated 9/24/2003 10:48 AM

Makers of Kazaa suing record labels

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Turning the tables on record labels, makers of the most popular file-sharing network are suing entertainment companies for copyright infringement.
Sharman Networks, the company behind the Kazaa file-sharing software, filed a federal lawsuit on Monday accusing the entertainment companies of using unauthorized versions of its software in their efforts to snoop out users.

Sharman said the companies used Kazaa Lite, an ad-less replica of its software, to get onto the network. The lawsuit also claims efforts to combat piracy on Kazaa violated terms for using the network. Entertainment companies have offered bogus versions of copyright works and sent online messages to users.

Sharman's lawsuit also revives its previous allegation that the entertainment companies violated antitrust laws by stopping Sharman and its partner from distributing authorized copies of music and movies through Kazaa.

U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson rejected those claims in July but last week allowed Sharman to try again.

The Recording Industry Association of America called Sharman's "newfound admiration for the importance of copyright law" ironic and "self-serving."

Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group declined comment on Sharman's latest lawsuit.

Earlier this month, recording companies sued 261 music fans, claiming they were illegally distributing hundreds of digital song files apiece over the Internet. The industry trolled file-sharing networks such as Kazaa and downloaded song files from users' computers.

Once the industry determined a downloaded song file was a copyright work, they issued subpoenas to Internet access providers to find out who was behind the account used to log onto the file-sharing network.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguid...zaa-sues_x.htm