Can You direct us to an interview with A Guy Called Gerald?
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quoted 84 lines On 20 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Zombiefly <zombiefly@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 20 Oct 2014, at 15:33, Zombiefly <zombiefly@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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 :)
>
>
>> On 20/10/2014, Juho Hietala <hietala@gmail.com> wrote:
>> internet music wankers (tm)
>>
>> “but i wouldnt discover things if i didnt copy them at first” is the most
>> 80s argument i know of. hey we have things like youtube and spotify in the
>> 2000s, hope you’ll join us here, connor..
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 13 Oct 2014, at 09:13, Esa Ruoho <esaruoho@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> im bad with ratios and whatnots so i would just go there to find comments
>>> on my own releases.
>>> that's what i used what.cd for, i think.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 13 October 2014 08:24, Connor Higgins <connor1higgins@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> Still ethically shaky regardless of accepting that it as such.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 10:04 PM, Sham Beam <sham.beam@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> it's only a quagmire if you don't want to accept piracy is disrespectful.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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".
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 7:59 PM, Sam Loschl <watercat1996@gmail.com
>>> <mailto:watercat1996@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> sam`
>>> 808cat
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sham Beam
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