it's not alright
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- ukit
Lily Allen starts a blog against music sharing and criticize 50 cent who see it as part of marketing.
http://idontwanttochangetheworld…
Except - oops..
- jimbojones0
the guys she's talking about aren't paid based on how many copies are sold, they aren't even paid by $0.5 directly, the argument is invalid
- utopian0
The interview with 50 cent and Robert Greene was very interesting: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/2113…
- scarabin0
wait, celebrities aren't geniuses?
- freitag0
"What about the guys that work in the studio and the kids that run around town putting his posters up,the people that designed his artwork, the people that run his website. Is he giving them a cut of his live fee? "
those are all the same people with harddrives full of mp3's, avi, divx and whatever pirated treasures..
on the other hand, why would i care.
stupid celebrities.
- ukit0
She also addresses the new laws under consideration in the UK
http://idontwanttochangetheworld…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/…
The government has confirmed it is considering a tough new crackdown on illegal filesharing, as reported in today's Guardian, saying that previous plans would take too long to implement "given the pressure put on the creative industries by piracy".
Under the tougher proposals, internet service providers would be obliged to block access to download sites, throttle broadband connections or even temporarily cut off access for repeat offenders.