Megaupload shut down

[Macfanforever]

PiratesBay Is infested with spyware viruses and who knows what could waste the computer hard drive.they were shutdown a few times already and they are still up and running.

[markolas]

Originally Posted by Silver Springs

The experience of taking off the security stickers or peeling away the cellophane.

I purchase my media honestly, too, but music is purchased exclusively via mp3 these days. Taking off the security sticker on a CD? Thank god I don't have to do that anymore.

I like that I can buy my stuff in the privacy of my own home. I hated going into a store and feeling like people were watching what section I was browsing. I had a cashier question me one time because I was buying an Eartha Kitt CD. I like being able to buy a book about Buddhism without a Christian coming up to witness to me (yes, this happened to me).

I like that I don't have to find a place to store 500 CDs in my 950 sq. ft. condo. Sorry, I don't mean to pick on you specifically, I just feel like I have to stand up for those of us who prefer purchasing our stuff digitally.

[Macfanforever]

I never would buy an mp3 or any other file.I rather feel the cd in my hand.Buying any downloadable digital media to me feels like buying a piece of nothing.If thats the direction the industry is going .I will just go back to recording tunes off the radio Like I've been doing for almost 40 years.

[bucklind17]

I'm kind of glad about this, if only because it will hopefully at least start to get the message across that people are not entitled to music/TV shows/movies online for free. So many people are reacting like their lives are over because they may have to buy an album or subscribe to a TV series on iTunes and pay $2 an episode. It's really disgusting the extent to which people loot (that's truly what is happening) and act like they are the victim when what makes that possible starts to go away.

It sucks that people who were legitimately storing files on this service might be out of luck but is it really a better option than buying an external hard drive and storing files there?

[Macfanforever]

Bring back vinyl.Stevie next release on vinyl..

[bucklind17]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Bring back vinyl.Stevie next release on vinyl..

A lot of bands do offer vinyl these days. There's a pretty nice renaissance going on.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by bucklind17

A lot of bands do offer vinyl these days. There's a pretty nice renaissance going on.

Hum Stevie and FM should get into it.I love the sound of them and the big 12" artwork that comes with the disk.Of course some fool will rip them with their Ion usb turntable.And upload to one of those sites.

I can understand the point of this and the SOPA case.But I dont need my government to censor what I do online.

They should go after the porno sites and those dam hackers that produce fake antispyware programs

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I will just go back to recording tunes off the radio Like I've been doing for almost 40 years.

But you said the radio sucks nowadays.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Music sucks on the radio.

Is this what you'll be recording?

[vivfox]

I will not miss megaupload. That site had download speeds of a turtle.

[ButterCookie]

No wonder my flippin' upload didn't do anything while I was out!

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Is this what you'll be recording?

Mostly moldie oldies.nothing new.

Old American Top 40's from the 1970's and 1980's

[Spikey]

I think the point that's been missed so far in this thread isn't that Megaupload isn't exclusively used for illegal material.

Ergo, if you shut down MU just because it has the *potential* for illegal activity, that's where we get things aggressive DRM, people feeling guilty about ripping their own CD as MP3 files on their computer (because someone could access it potentially). I mean, where do you draw the line- and I think free speech and the ability to do something like host files on the internet is a good thing.

Should we pirate music? No, of course. But, I don't think this is a positive step at all. All it does is the same as these draconian SOPA and PIPA bills, cut our liberties for the benefit of the RIAA and bigwigs. It's basically Lindsey's song "One Take" in the real world. Man, that makes me think. :P

[PolishStevieFan]

Originally Posted by Moz

Seriously, hasn't piracy been going on for decades? Isn't this why Tusk had low sales - in 1979? Were radios and cassette recorders outlawed? No.

I think it was just an excuse, but very good one

But seriously if we talk about music piracy my country has inglorious history in this realm. At the dawn of democracy only few were able to buy original cassettes, vilyls and CD's that is why the whole world of unlegal music had been created for the masses. You could go easily to official music store and buy pirate versions of albums. That is why by the mid 90's I'd colleted 20 cassettes of Roxette's music even if they'd released only 3 or 4 proper studio albums The effect of piracy has damaged Polish record industry to the point where in almost 40 million-citizens country you get Platinum certification for selling 30.000 copies...And now, with all this Internet stuff, it's even harder to convince people to buy music legally...

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Check this promo out.

I'd like to meet the record executive that convinced Kanye West to speak on this. When his music appears on any download site his people are on it immediately requesting it be deleted.