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- Jaline0
Hmm...this article about TV Links being shut down is interesting:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/tech…"There are a couple of multibillionaires called Larry Page and Sergey Brin -- the founders of Google -- who provide vast numbers of links to content that is being illegally distributed. Indeed, as everyone knows, they actually host plenty of illegal content on their own video site, YouTube, which has a UK operation.
Is the message that it's less criminal to host illegal content on YouTube than it is to to link to it from a site such as TV Links? Or is it just that FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft) and the police won't tackle anybody with enough high-powered lawyers to fight back? Is The New Freedom blog correct in saying: "They just have so much money that they have become above the law."
Of course, there is a difference between building a site around links to content that could be presumed to lack copyright clearance and linking unintentionally from a site set up for a different purpose. However, I'm not a lawyer so I don't know how significant this is. (Is shoplifting OK if you have a proper job but criminal if you're unemployed and starving?)"
- Jaline0
If you want alternatives or more user discussion, join the Oink's Pink Palace Memorial Forums:
http://www.ohax.com/phpBB2/index…
- Jaline0
Hehe, waffles:
http://oink.cd/
- Jaline0
FYI:
FAQ regarding membership:
http://loud.forgehost.net/FAQ.ph…Also watch out for
http://www.boink.cd, opening by the creators of The Pirate Bay. Soon.
- ********0
Yea, I've heard Boink is coming, haha.
Ridiculous.
- ********0
I am pretty hungry for some Waffles.
- uhohseangettio0
RIP OINK...
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- M0NEYCIDE0
So will boink keep all my thingers and ratio etc? Or is it just a separate site they're going to set up instead?
- Jaline0
It's a separate site.
By the way, there are multiple sites out there right now. Some of the ones who are interested in being the next Oink are:
Waffles.fm: http://waffles.fm
BOiNK.cd: http://boink.cd
What.cd: http://incegmbh.com/
Funky Torrents: http://funkytorrents.com/If I get an invite for Waffles I will start a new thread with a chain of invites for NT.
- Jaline0
Also, read this blog if you want facts about the Oink situation:
http://tehpaine.blogspot.com
- Jaline0
Trent Reznor and Saul Williams mourn Oink:
http://nymag.com/daily/entertain…haha, awesome
- Jaline0
What do you think about OiNK being shut down?
TRENT: "I'll admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format you wanted. If OiNK cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but there isn't the equivalent of that in the retail space right now. iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc. Amazon has potential, but none of them get around the issue of pre-release leaks. And that's what's such a difficult puzzle at the moment. If your favorite band in the world has a leaked record out, do you listen to it or do you not listen to it? People on those boards, they're grateful for the person that uploaded it — they're the hero. They're not stealing it because they're going to make money off of it; they're stealing it because they love the band. I'm not saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that it existed because it filled a void of what people want."
- ********0
hahaha wow he is the fucking man!
- Jaline0
This is the best article I have read about file-sharing. Anyone who doesn't like downloading music or is against it should read this. Even people who DO download stuff:
- ********0
That was a great read.
- Redmond0
Well maybe in a few years they'll finally sell MP3 files as CD quality. I like how he points out that buying the CD lets you make CD quality MP3s you can share so there's no point restricting the MP3 product. You're just selling a shitty version of the CD for the same price.
- ********0
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- e-pill0
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- e-pill0
100!!
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