From Esa J. Ruoho Sent Mon, Oct 20th 2014, 13:40
From Esa J. Ruoho Sent Mon, Oct 20th 2014, 13:40
Can You direct us to an interview with A Guy Called Gerald? Sent from some iDevice. Written by Esa. > On 20 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Zombiefly <xxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >=20 > to be fair, spotify and youtube weren't around when i joined OiNK. > it's only recently that these services have taken off. I hardly use > torrents any more, i've purchased all my needs from the past now and i > continue to buy new stuff on bandcamp etc. It was the music industry > that failed to respond to the internet, so don't blame OiNKers for > creating something to force their hand. Rules are simple, if you > download, then purchase from the artist directly. Paying the major > companies for anything is even worse. the artist gets virtually none > of that. Go speak to A Guy Called Gerald and ask him what he thinks of > the music industry :) >=20 >=20 >> On 20/10/2014, Juho Hietala <xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >> internet music wankers (tm) >>=20 >> =93but i wouldnt discover things if i didnt copy them at first=94 is the m= ost >> 80s argument i know of. hey we have things like youtube and spotify in th= e >> 2000s, hope you=92ll join us here, connor.. >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>=20 >>> On 13 Oct 2014, at 09:13, Esa Ruoho <xxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >>>=20 >>> im bad with ratios and whatnots so i would just go there to find comment= s >>> on my own releases. >>> that's what i used what.cd for, i think. >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On 13 October 2014 08:24, Connor Higgins <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx> >>> wrote: >>> Still ethically shaky regardless of accepting that it as such. >>>=20 >>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Sham Beam <xxxx.xxxx@xxxxx.xxx> wrote:= >>> it's only a quagmire if you don't want to accept piracy is disrespectful= . >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> On 10/13/2014 3:22 PM, Connor Higgins wrote: >>> If it's anything like what.cd <http://what.cd>, just make sure to be >>> picky in your selections and seed generously. No need to fill requests >>> or upload unless you're going overboard with your "purchases". >>>=20 >>> If this ends up turning into one of those rehashed discussions on the >>> merits and moral qualms associated with pirating music, then here are my= >>> two cents: I wouldn't know 2/3's of the artists I currently support >>> monetarily if I hadn't nicked some of their work illegally. Do the ends >>> justify the means? How should I know? Let the ethicists in their ivory >>> towers navigate that quagmire. I just listen to music. >>>=20 >>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Sam Loschl <xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx >>> <mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>> wrote: >>>=20 >>> anybody on waffles? just got an invite, looking for friends or any >>> advice you'd have for a novice. first private tracker i've had the >>> opportunity to join >>>=20 >>> sam` >>> 808cat >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>>=20 >>> -- >>> Sham Beam >=20 >=20 > --=20 > _____________________________________________ > Sent from my Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48K > _____________________________________________ > noise I make: > http://www.soundcloud.com/pushkin > http://www.last.fm/music/Pushkin >=20 > noise I like: > http://www.last.fm/user/zombiefly >=20 > sites I run: > http://www.ctran.co.uk > http://o-fu-online.net > -------------------------------