I use Napster..!!!
Tuesday, October 28, 2003 by Drop125 | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Ha napster is now a legit site.....
www.napster.com
www.napster.com
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Jafo
Reply #22 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:53 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:53 PM
If uploading via Kazaa is 'illegal' being property theft [copyright] then it automatically follows that downloading the same property via Kazaa is also 'illegal' being receipt of stolen property.
Yer damned both ways there.....
Ryan1598
Reply #23 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:59 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:59 PM
Not exactly. Especially if you've already purchased the music that you're now downloading. I personally find downloading albums instead of copying them via my cd-rom much faster and more efficient, especially if you want to download higher quality versions than those on your CD's.
Styl-X Design
Reply #24 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:15 PM
Still it would be a cool idea to buy a 'burnable' cd and ask on somekind of concert if they can put their signatures on it
Reply #24 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:15 PM
Still it would be a cool idea to buy a 'burnable' cd and ask on somekind of concert if they can put their signatures on it 
KarmaGirl
Reply #26 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:27 PM
Reply #26 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:27 PM
I think that iTunes and the other music services are a great idea. I have purchased songs from groups that I had never heard of and would have never purchased a CD from. This type of activity is win-win. i get music that I normally wouldn't buy, and the artist get a sales that normally wouldn't happen and a new listener who might buy from them again.
Tech-Cat
Reply #27 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:36 PM
Reply #27 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:36 PM
It only takes a few minutes for my PC to convert a CD into MP3 files using Musicmatch. I have a 1.99 Ghz Athlon XP processor. Still there is not good reason to use Kazaalite which was created to make stealing easier.
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Jafo
Reply #28 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:47 PM
Reply #28 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:47 PM
Ryan....that may ONLY be the case in the US. In Australia, for example, it is illegal under Australian Copyright Law to copy music in any form or by any method.
If you want a CD you 'must' buy it.
If you want a cassette of the same music you must buy it.
'Fair-use' interpretations of copyright as allowed in the US do not apply in Oz....
azdruid
Reply #29 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:54 PM
Reply #29 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 3:54 PM
What is the world coming to? We have all of these "free" programs that are, yes, illegal, for those who care to argue the point. (Sure they can be used legally, but that's in the minority.) Now, the RIAA wants their customers back. To do this, they are suing the very people they want to buy from them. This sounds like the wrong way to accomplish that goal. Frankly, I am a quality freak and always buy CDs because I shudder at lossy compression.
Did you know that it would take the RIAA over 300 years to sue all of the file-sharers today?
Let's all go get iTunes. Napster, Kazaa and its cousins can go down the drain.
Did you know that it would take the RIAA over 300 years to sue all of the file-sharers today?
Let's all go get iTunes. Napster, Kazaa and its cousins can go down the drain.
IPlural
Reply #30 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:04 PM
Reply #30 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:04 PM
Anyone want to give Boomer a bath for me in exchange for some AOL coasters? I have a full 1000 Glass set
I wonder if AOL would freak if anyone was distributing that crapper P2P ?
I wonder if AOL would freak if anyone was distributing that crapper P2P ?
IPlural
Reply #31 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:49 PM
Reply #31 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 4:49 PM
All done, he fur has been washed,conditioned and now he is sitting slapping his tail back and forth in front of the bathroom door thinking he is going to get blow dried, spoiled brat that he is 
kona0197
Reply #32 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:15 PM
Reply #32 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:15 PM
On the latest poll - funny, over 1000 people voted and guess what is winning? Download for free.
kona0197
Reply #33 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:16 PM
Reply #33 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:16 PM
Thtat is the option of Download for free - I do not download music for free.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #34 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:24 PM
Reply #34 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:24 PM
23 by Citizen ][Ryan][ - 10/29/2003 2:59:52 PM
Not exactly. Especially if you've already purchased the music that you're now downloading. I personally find downloading albums instead of copying them via my cd-rom much faster and more efficient, especially if you want to download higher quality versions than those on your CD's.
duh whaaaat?!
Not exactly. Especially if you've already purchased the music that you're now downloading. I personally find downloading albums instead of copying them via my cd-rom much faster and more efficient, especially if you want to download higher quality versions than those on your CD's.
duh whaaaat?!
paxx
Reply #35 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:28 PM
Reply #35 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:28 PM
Kona, if I make a poll like this:
How would you want to aquire your next car?
1 - Buy it new directly from the car dealer
2 - Lease it
3 - Buy a used car from a dealer
4 - Buy a used car from an individual
5 - Get a stolen car from free, with absolutely zero risk of getting caught
What do you think the answer would be? I wouldn't be surprised the results would be similar.
Styl-X Design
Reply #36 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:35 PM
Reply #36 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:35 PM
so paxx, what kind of cars do you offer j/k
Personaly I prefer my music on cd's, converted some of the best to my pc just because I have a good speaker set on it.
j/kPersonaly I prefer my music on cd's, converted some of the best to my pc just because I have a good speaker set on it.
kongit
Reply #37 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:53 PM
Reply #37 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 5:53 PM
The highest quality music comes on vinyl, but it degrades slowly by use. Cds are a great format, but they aren't analog so some of the music has to be degraded. However this degredation cannot be heard by a human listner. This principle applies to other formats like mp3 or aac. I find that songs from itunes are in a format (i think aac) that is just as or almost as good as cd quality. I haven't tried roxio's frankensteinish (they raised it from the dead) napster, but mp3s unless coded at a high rate aren't nearly as good as cds.
by the way I want a new bmw, i'll pay 99 cents for it
by the way I want a new bmw, i'll pay 99 cents for it
Doomgaze
Reply #38 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:32 PM
Reply #38 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:32 PM
you could never tell the difference between a cd and an mp3 encoded at 160kbs
just a fact of high bit rates
only suckers encode at anything lower
there's a reason i have a 20gig iPod
just a fact of high bit rates
only suckers encode at anything lower
there's a reason i have a 20gig iPod
The DJ
Reply #39 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:35 PM
Reply #39 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 6:35 PM
Oh yes you can Doomgaze. At least on higher end systems.
VBR is the best way to go.
VBR is the best way to go.
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Reply #21 Wednesday, October 29, 2003 2:52 PM