Comments on: Yahoo Music ends, paying customers screwed up

By: George W.

George W. — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:45:59 +0000

I wonder if they bought stock in CD manufacturing…lolz

By: Khan

Khan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:29:43 +0000

5:46PM : I was allowed 1 phone call, I used this commenting section as my 1 phone call to say: “HA!, you goodygoody legal downloaders, you feckers deserve it!”

By: Khan

Khan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:27:47 +0000

When I read this, I was utterly shocked, this is what happened:
1:23PM : I read this article, and fell off my PC seat
30 SECS Later : I jumped out my bedroom window, took my clothes off
1:24PM : I danced around the street naked, jumping up and down
1:25PM : I shouted 42 times at the top of my voice, “HA!, you goodygoody legal downloaders, you feckin deserve it!”
1:26PM : A cop tried to arrest me, I punched him in the face
1:27PM : A drunk guy came over to me and did me up the @rse
1:28PM : I got shot by my neighbor
1:29PM : I stumbled back into the house, and re-read the article
1:30PM : I burst out laughing again
1:31PM : The cop arrested me

By: common sense

common sense — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:15:14 +0000

@GDesigner, do you even listen to that crap you are spewing? Ok what about a cd that you pay good money for and end up with one good “A” song and the rest of the cd is made up of “B” songs or songs that the artist didnt think was good enough for radio play? You going to tell me that this is not stealing from the fan or customer?? Or how about a live concert where the band is sleepwalking their way through or acting like they are singing, are you going to try and tell me and everyone else here that this is not a form of stealing as well?

No matter what I do or did, if I did not give 110% every time; my parents would have whaled the tar out of me asthey instilled in me the policy that if it is worth doing, then it is worth doing right every time..

Therefor when I am cheated out of a decent cd or concert or acting job in a movie, then I have no qualms in doing the same right back to the artist that cheated me in the first place. If they and the RIAA dont like it, then stop screwing around and give the fans your undivided attention for what you are being paid so damn well for. And isnt it extremely funny that people like the drummer for metallica can whine about not getting paid for a song all the while he is driving a lambo diablo and living in a house that has more rooms then the local freaking Ramada Inn! And spending 20 to 100 thousand a night on party favors for hangers on. My advice is to start giving the fans what they want and hire a freaking accountant!

By: p

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:41:33 +0000

It’s beyond me how anyone could think that subscribing to a music service implied any kind of perennial access to the music.

By: NinjaGaijin

NinjaGaijin — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:45:06 +0000

35. there are many free sites without honour or any form of payment.

http://www.blackhoe-recordings.com/
http://www.zardonicrecs.ve.tc/
http://www.darklandrecordings.com/
http://www.kilotone.com/
http://www.hmsu.net/
http://www.reconfiguration-records.com/news.html
http://darkstep.org/forum/
http://c8.com/
http://chaserecords.free.fr/

By: D

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:02:25 +0000

Hey at least they’re offering refunds.

I’d go for the refund, then download all the music from rapidshare.

I can’t believe they suggested transcoding though… what a horrible idea. That would take ages ANY use loads of CDs.

By: unbreakable

unbreakable — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:14:54 +0000

@13 It used to be that the companies/artists made their $$$ from cd sales. Concerts were used to promote the cd, therefore they were cheap. Nowadays, studio music is available “free” for the most part, and concert prices are soaring. Eventually, they will give you the music, and then rape you for a ticket. So is piracy necessarily a good thing?

Also, love that Yahoo’s fix is to re-encode mp3’s…absolutely the worst idea ever. To think that some might take this rout makes me angry…

By: ross kemp

ross kemp — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:07:14 +0000

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By: Venomhed

Venomhed — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:57:37 +0000

And why does piracy exist? Oh ya, to keep legitimate people from getting screwed.

I cannot tell you how many times I have been burned by products, hardware and software, and me, the customer is stuck with the bill.

Piracy may not be the answer, but it is a way for me, the customer, to recoup some of my losses.

Its a lose, lose situation for everyone.

By: sasser

sasser — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:56:01 +0000

@ 32 Ras

Fùcking tool, posting trojan links? Get a life ffs

By: Gary

Gary — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:01:39 +0000

I use FairUse4Wm and it works great! You have to be using WMP 10 or lower, though. With the update to WMP 11, they changed the way they log the DRM keys and have eliminated the ability of FairUse4WM to strip the DRM. Just thought you all might like to know.

By: UFC

UFC — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:42:04 +0000

I download CDs then sell them myself at $5 for profit, just to make absolutely sure the record companies lose as much money as possible. I could care less about the music or money, just as long as the artist and company lose money is all I care about!

By: PT

PT — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:22:29 +0000

I didn’t even know this exist Does anyone use that?

By: Punksta

Punksta — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:38:22 +0000

No DRM on my sort of music, you couldn’t find it to buy if you wanted to.
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