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| danked Dankarella! | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 10:41 AM |    | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00  | Lawsuit against Morpheus Industry Sues `Next Napster' Cos. Updated: Wed, Oct 03 6:33 PM EDT By RON HARRIS, Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Major music labels and movie studios moved to protect their products Wednesday, suing for copyright infringement the makers and distributors of a Napster stepchild program that lets users freely trade pirated music, movies and software on the Internet. Plaintiffs including MGM Studios, Columbia Pictures, and the Sony and Warner music groups, filed suit late Tuesday in Los Angeles federal court. The companies claim that a file-sharing program used by Grokster, MusicCity networks and Consumer Empowerment BV "developed and control a network largely dedicated to the repeated and exploitative unauthorized distribution and reproduction of plaintiff's protected works." The software was developed by Amsterdam-based Consumer Empowerment BV, also known as FastTrack, and is licensed to MusicCity and Grokster. None of the companies being sued responded to phone calls and e-mails from The Associated Press seeking comment. MusicCity is based in Franklin, Tenn. and Grokster operates from the island of Nevis in the West Indies. Grokster and MusicCity license and distribute nearly identical peer-to-peer software that allows users to look for, trade and copy various computer files containing music, video and software content. MusicCity calls its version of the software "Morpheus," while Grokster has named its version after the company. Each version of the software can communicate fluently with the other branded versions. The software has grown rapidly in popularity since Napster went offline earlier this year in a desperate effort to comply with a court order that it cease maintaining a network of users trading copyright music. Webnoize research figures released Wednesday found and average of 1 million simultaneous users on the FastTrack network during September, up from 580,000 average simultaneous users in August. During September, users on the FastTrack-powered network downloaded 1.51 billion files. "The FastTrack network already is very close to the levels that Napster was at during its peak," said Webnoize analyst Matt Bailey. He predicted that Morpheus and Grokster users would be difficult for the entertainment industry to stifle because, unlike Napster, they seldom log on to central servers at a company's headquarters. Instead, FastTrack allows the users with high-speed Internet connections to serve as 'supernodes' - personal PCs acting as a hub to connect file-sharing users to each other. Napster required users to log on to the company's own servers, which were subject to a court-ordered shutdown. A quick look at the Morpheus network Wednesday morning revealed 539,211 users sharing everything from Shania Twain songs to unauthorized digital copies of the hit movie "Hannibal." Also available on the network were full versions of Adobe Photoshop, the professional-quality image editing software that normally retails for more than $600. The suit comes at a time when the recording industry hopes to deflate the growing move toward unauthorized file-sharing by launching its own subscription online music services. MusicNet will offer content from the BMG, EMI and Warner labels while pressplay will offer EMI, Sony and Universal content. Both services are scheduled to launch later this year. The record industry in particular is showing little patience for would-be successors to Napster, which made trading MP3s popular, and the wide-open bazaar similar technology has spawned. "We cannot sit idly by while these services continue to operate illegally, especially at a time when new legitimate services are being launched," said Hilary Rosen, president of the Recording Industry Association of America. Motion Picture Association of America president Jack Valenti echoed Rosen's sentiments, adding that "those named in this suit have sought to profit from works protected by copyright, without obtaining the copyright owner's permission." The suit seeks the maximum damages allowable by law, $150,000 for each infringed work. The suit also seeks a permanent injunction enjoining the defendant companies from directly or indirectly infringing on the copyright material in the future.  | ||||
| WhackBagKid TALK TO ME, GOMEZ. HE WHO IS #1. | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 10:46 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | MOTHERFUCKER! | ||||
| ~FallenAingL~ Unofficial Biggest Whore of OA.com G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Reaver Strike Battalion Rage Brother #1, Paladin of Hatred Where's my snare? I have no snare in my headphones. | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 10:52 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jun. 01 | Noooooo!!!! Damn, damn, damn, damn it!!! Why can't they leave us alone!? Thine In Honor, ~FallenAingL~ "But, for a certainty back then, we loved so many and yet hated so much, we hurt others and hurt ourselves. Yet, even then we ran like the wind, whilst our laughter echoed under cerulean skies..." -Schala 'Kid' Zeal Who loves the Froy...? Who better than Kanyon? | ||||
| LunaBabe Ok, I know this is all a ploy, but, I'll play anyway. Dylan? BAH! I've heard BETTER! JYD-4-LIFE 'Shrooomer | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 10:58 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jun. 01 | It figures! DAMN!!!! :-(:-( | ||||
| 2 tired 2 give N F One of the Teen Tomatoe Boys is Retarted... Guess which one I am!!! | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 10:58 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01 | I give it 3 months...we'll have yet another P2P program that's even better than Morpheus...then I give it another 6 before it gets really popular...and then 6 after that and we'll be looking for another new P2P program... this whomps...  Don't worry about the future.Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday. | ||||
| DasDoomper | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:01 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | You know, I hate to turn this thread into a debate, but what the hell did you guys expect!?! You have to wonder who are the greedy fuckers are in this debate - The RIAA, who make gobs of money at the expense of the artists, or the Pro-(insert your favorite MP3 trading software here) zelots who think that they shouldn't have to pay anything for music. You people who were on the net 24-7 with T1 connections downloading file after file with Napster Rooooooooned it for those of use that are actually willing to PAY for the CD. Do you think it's going to end here? Fuck no! The RIAA is already talking about encripting CDs so MP3s can't even be made from them, making your personal MP3 player OBSOLETE! That means when I want to take the CD I purchased, to make an MP3 for my personal use, to use on my Rio500, I CAN'T DO IT ANY MORE THANKS TO YOU GREEDY BASTARDS! DasDoomper  | ||||
| Kid Afrika | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:02 AM | | |||
| Hanger-On Registered: Jan. 70 | HA HA!!! You fuckers are hooked on file sharing like a junkie on crack. I'd tell you the right way to get shit, but you'd ruin that too. Just go use audio galaxy or winmx, and stop crying. :)
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| danked Dankarella! | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:06 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | i just got winMX, but i really can't figure out what the hell i'm doing wrong. i try to start a download, it looks like it's beginning to transfer, but i get nothing. i'm stupid. and i miss napster. | ||||
| barch97 BBTB The barch gots lots a dick I kind of enjoy my anonymity on the board WOW Forum Ambassador | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:14 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Jul. 00 | The problem here is... We did not make an example of that little bitch Lars. People are still buying their records. They still get played on the radio. WHY? quote:  Long Live the "Syndication Underground" | ||||
| LunaBabe Ok, I know this is all a ploy, but, I'll play anyway. Dylan? BAH! I've heard BETTER! JYD-4-LIFE 'Shrooomer | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:39 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: ".....but,that's NOT what I'm used to..." WHHhhhhhhhhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...........!;-) | ||||
| TFEC Coming Soon!!! The Grand Opening of The Junkyard Bar & Grill! | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:45 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | It's too late to stop it. The technology exists. Nothing is undefeatable!!! 11 Sep 01: A day we will always remember, a day those bastards will never forget!! | ||||
I Need An Old Priest And A Young Priest | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:48 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Danked, can’t have AIM on at work, but get in touch with me after 6:00 and I can explain WinMX. Have been using it for the past three months with no problems. opieanthony.com; Like a retarded yoyo, you will keep coming back. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" Charles Dickens | ||||
Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan. | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 11:59 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | So Morpheus goes down. Big deal. WinMX, BearShare, iMesh, AudioGalaxy.... and there are probably 15 others out there. Fucking pick one. It's not the end of the world. And if you think the RIAA copy protection is a problem, look at copy-protected software. Think you can't copy your favorite game? Think again - there are sites with cracks and/or other software/instructions that will let you do it. The internet is full of thousands of smart motherfuckers who use their power for evil. Whether that evil is hacking, creating viruses, or cracking stuff, they're out there. And they find ways around EVERYTHING. So go take the calf you just gave birth to, and sell it to some farmer.... it'll be okay. Really.  Me droogies: Noellevious.... she's made me so proud. Two positions available. Come and get one in the yarbles.... if you have any yarbles. | ||||
Pompous, Arrogant, Enigmatic, Bitter, Quirky, Misanthrope with a Weird Sense of Humor and an Iron Clad Memory while flooding the board with my Stream of Consciousness UFC STRIKE 3 (I'm a dick and I like to ruin people's plans) | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 12:21 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 00 | Click Here for Reviews & Download Links for ALL media swapping software Aimster AudioGalaxy audioGnome BearShare eDonkey2000 FileEx File Rogue Filetopia Freenet Gnutella Hotline IMesh KaZaA LimeWire Mac Mojo Nation Napigator Morpheus Napster Rapigator Riffshare SongSpy WinMX All Others The above Link was for Zeropaid, a user review site for all above file sharing software. The below are reviews of File Sharing Software by a ahem professional viewpoint AIMSTER Audiogalaxy Satellite audioGnome BearShare Freenet Hotline IMesh WinMX Napigator & Scour Exchange Reviews on - LimeWire, Kazaa and Morpheus coming soon!... or so they say Here's another one.... SwapNut The pitch... Introducing SwapNut! Better than Napster? 92% of you say YES!! Some people think we're crazy, but really, we're just nuts for filesharing! In fact, you might say we're a bunch of SwapNuts... It should come as no surprise, then, that we are proud to present the initial release of "SwapNut" -- the world's best (in our humble opinion) filesharing software. SwapNut offers one of the oldest and most active media communities on the 'Net, with incredible numbers of users online simultaneously. Are you ready to "Go Nuts?" When you download SwapNut, you'll be primed to enjoy the very best filesharing experience we can imagine. SwapNut's advanced features include upload limits, an extensive and well-established filesharing network and cross-platform compatibility, a feature the other leading networks don't even offer. In a "Nut"shell, we're sure you are going to love SwapNut. It's easy to use, accessible to everyone, and best of all, free! Download SwapNut now, and see what everyone is talking about.. Exchange songs, movies, video games, term papers, pictures and more! With millions of people on the network, you can find basically anything !!!!!! Download SWAP NUT now and start downloading all the files you want. 92% of the people polled said: 'Swap Nut is better than Napster.'  Funny how ev'rything was roses When we held on to the guns Write To Me Here AIM: SmarterChild
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| TheLatinJoker | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 12:27 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | CARE!!! Why?I did it right the first time. | ||||
| hornygoatweed I've Got A Vagina With Teeth. G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Dragoon Battalion My friends call me Weed | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 12:36 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | I think I'm missing something here. Napster was something like a central "hub" whereupon its members connected to other members. Morpheus and the various other children of Napster bypass this central "hub" by providing software that allows members to connect directly with each other (at least thats my understanding). So even if they sue Morpheus, and lets say they stop producing the software - wouldn't we still be able to use the software with each other? There was a program out called ASFRecorder - some here may know or have heard of it. In a nutshell, it enables you to locally save a streaming feed. As soon as certain people found out about it, the website was shut down, and the software pulled. Its still available to download from various WaReZ sites, and it still works - so what did that accomplish? And the point about a newer, better P2P program is valid and true, but I don't see the need for a newer one if we can still use the software on our own - isn't that what P2P is all about? (IE Napigator and OpenNap) As far as encoding retail CD's from being converted to MP3's, yes its being tested overseas - but not very successfully. And technically, it takes away from your right as a legal owner of the CD to make a copy for yourself - as a backup, or to a cassette, or whatever. This is the real hurdle the RIAA is having trouble with. And honestly, even if they manage to successfully encode CD's, do you really think someone is not going to figure out how to get around it? In order to lock something up, you must have a key - and keys, no matter how complex they may be, can always be leaked or created. What the Movie and Recording industries should do is realize that by fighting, they are only making it worse on themselves. And people should speak up about the costs of these movies and CD's. Think about it, you go to the movies and drop between $8-$10 for a flick - and what do you get? A good 10 minutes of commercials and another 10-15 minutes of trailers. Then the movie. Thats not including the $10 you dropped for a bucket of stale popcorn and a soda which costs them next to nothing to provide for you. You buy a CD for $13, and you get music - thats it. In this day and age, CD's should have a much more interactive interface to them. How about an unreleased video? Maybe some behind the scenes fotage of the artisit - very akin to a DVD, but not requiring a DVD player - any old CD-Rom would do. I'm sure there are people looking to screw the industries - hell they are all over the steeets selling boots od music and movies. But most of the users of P2P are just people sharing tunes and watching flicks. Sure, theres lots of pirated software available, but do you see Microsoft scrambling out to sue Morpheus? Or WinMX? NO. They may not like it, but they know as well as anyone that piracy gets the software out there, and its not so easy to sue a company and shut down the pirates. MS has problems in Malaysa these days, and even they said that despite their efforts, there are several hundred copies of XP going for around $1.50. The movie and recording industries feel they are losing out on the allmighty dollar, when in fact if they either dropped the prices or gave up more for our money, file-swapping wouldn't be such a problem for them. This is suppossed to be the informtion and communication age - just let it be. The more you they to suppress it and control it, the less they will be able to do about it. That's my rant - thanks for reading.  Cementbag has enrolled in Goatweed University, but I've got one open seat left! Email me here or AIM me at Organic999 to apply!! | ||||
| adolescentmasturbator | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 5:30 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Finally someone goes to zeropaid after I posted the link 20 times lol. And ftl is right they have already cracked the protection and they haven't even used it yet. But the DMCA is one of those laws that allows companies to take away your right of fair use. I say we boycott all the major record companies until they give in and stop with this shit.  Resident Board Socialist Email me here or IM me at stickysituation2 or pinkorag Webmaster of the Undergound Unofficial I Hate WhackBagKid Message Board I currently have brought no one into the International | ||||
| Cluster F | posted on 10-04-2001 @ 5:35 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Dont worry about it...AudioGalaxy is the way to go...has a bunch of O&A stuff on there...and every song possible. Why the fuck am i plugging this if i dont work for them?? | ||||
| Opie's Sack Lunch | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 1:45 AM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jun. 01 | Alright already! i don't need to be reminded that this will not last for ever!!!!! Goddamn if I won't keep getting my shit till it's over though!!!! | ||||
| QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 11:52 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | i went a month without scour a year ago, i can live without file sharing for a few weeks again...(sigh) I am Chuck's wasted time. My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free." | ||||
Nay. We are but men. ROCK. The man with the plan. | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 12:15 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: With all the other file-sharing programs out there, why should you have to? Me droogies: Noellevious.... she's made me so proud. Two positions available. Come and get one in the yarbles.... if you have any yarbles. | ||||
| QuickStop I won the last OA.com Sig contest & all I got was this cheesey status... Who is driving? Oh my God! Bear is Driving! How can that be?!? G.O.O.F.B.A.H.G.S. Kickflip b/s Tailslide Strike Team | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 3:50 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Aug. 01 | quote: I'm picky :)...at least i got jay and silent bob strike back while i could. I am Chuck's wasted time. My grandmother always said, "Why buy the cow, when you can get the sex for free." This message was edited by QuickStop on 10-6-01 @ 4:38 PM | ||||
| LunaBabe Ok, I know this is all a ploy, but, I'll play anyway. Dylan? BAH! I've heard BETTER! JYD-4-LIFE 'Shrooomer | posted on 10-06-2001 @ 4:22 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jun. 01 | quote: Tell me about it! I'm downloading like a mad woman! MWwwwwaaaahahahahahahhaaaaa! | ||||
| WhackBagKid TALK TO ME, GOMEZ. HE WHO IS #1. | posted on 10-30-2001 @ 11:17 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | any of you know if any of these p2p file sharing programs support CDI or NRG files? Britney Spears- Worth The Rape Charges | ||||
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