If you look close the biggest whiners about P2P are the ones that put out albums with one hit and 12 fillers (think Metallica)
Limewire...
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i've been to limewire....i too caught some stuff that was a pain getting removed. Since removing it years ago, i have not been back.
I use promo only....and then i fill in with napster or itunes, or store bought cd's. have not tried walmart yet.
I did have a client recently ask for a song i couldn't find. He told me it was available on limewire. I said sorry, cant go there...but if he could provide the disc i would be glad to play it. He brought it and i played it. I don't know where he got it.
I love being the hero for my clients and love going above and beyond their expectations...but there is a limit....and doing something i believe to be illegal and something that could possibly damage the company's long term success is not something i'm willing to do.
Not taking the moral high ground, I just simply do not want to take chances of getting getting a virus or malware again and would like to do anything i can to avoid a possible lawsuit(i know its a remote possibility, but don't need the hassle).
While anyone can argue their interpretation of the law, I believe i am following the spirit of the law by paying for my music.
As for being "undercut" by dj's that don't pay for their music, my music expense is not our biggest expense...marketing, gas, and equipment are the top 3. So if someone thinks they can have an expense free business by not having to pay for music, they'll soon find that not to be the case.
I use promo only....and then i fill in with napster or itunes, or store bought cd's. have not tried walmart yet.
I did have a client recently ask for a song i couldn't find. He told me it was available on limewire. I said sorry, cant go there...but if he could provide the disc i would be glad to play it. He brought it and i played it. I don't know where he got it.
I love being the hero for my clients and love going above and beyond their expectations...but there is a limit....and doing something i believe to be illegal and something that could possibly damage the company's long term success is not something i'm willing to do.
Not taking the moral high ground, I just simply do not want to take chances of getting getting a virus or malware again and would like to do anything i can to avoid a possible lawsuit(i know its a remote possibility, but don't need the hassle).
While anyone can argue their interpretation of the law, I believe i am following the spirit of the law by paying for my music.
As for being "undercut" by dj's that don't pay for their music, my music expense is not our biggest expense...marketing, gas, and equipment are the top 3. So if someone thinks they can have an expense free business by not having to pay for music, they'll soon find that not to be the case.
I'm gonna add my 1 cent worth of opinion, since everyone else is adding.
Years ago when Limewire came out I went to it and yes, I got the malware, quality was poor, got lots of xxx in my files....don't know how they got there!! So I took it off right away, wiped the computer & stayed away from it.
I have been running Limewire Pro for the past 2 years now, no malware, every piece of music I have gotten has been at 192 or 320 bitrate. The club pays ASCAP & BMI and one other European (forgot the name) fees.
SO, my question is, is the music "legal" since we pay the Fees??
Just wondering...
By the way...got the new Madonna, Britney & Britney remix already....had em 2 weeks ago, that's how fast limewire was.
Years ago when Limewire came out I went to it and yes, I got the malware, quality was poor, got lots of xxx in my files....don't know how they got there!! So I took it off right away, wiped the computer & stayed away from it.
I have been running Limewire Pro for the past 2 years now, no malware, every piece of music I have gotten has been at 192 or 320 bitrate. The club pays ASCAP & BMI and one other European (forgot the name) fees.
SO, my question is, is the music "legal" since we pay the Fees??
Just wondering...
By the way...got the new Madonna, Britney & Britney remix already....had em 2 weeks ago, that's how fast limewire was.
Actually, you can't catch a cold from an MP3 file -- decoders ignore anything but music samples.
You can however, get a bunch of junk from the software client... :sqerr:
You can however, get a bunch of junk from the software client... :sqerr:
Everything I've received from Limewire has been a mp3......192 or 320 bitrate. Don't know it's doing it....and no viruses, maybe I'm just lucky. My Limewire is Pro 4.12.8
BMI ASCAP SESAC etc... are performance fees, not mechanical duplication fees. Not the same thing.
So Patrick you seem to have an understanding that some of us lack. And I mean that in a nice way since you deal with bands and all. If the RIAA isnt looking out for the bands and the artist, its really sounds like they are looking out for the recording labels. Would that be fair to say.
Its always been my impression that the artist doesnt make anything off record sales but they do make money off touring. Would that be save to say.
Do the artist not belong to a union or something, and if not wouldnt this be something that they could do, so that a proposal like I mentioned before would give them some leverage. Or do the recording labels own the rights to the song.
Just trying to clear up the fog Im in. There seems to be to much he said she said type of stuff, know what I mean.
Its always been my impression that the artist doesnt make anything off record sales but they do make money off touring. Would that be save to say.
Do the artist not belong to a union or something, and if not wouldnt this be something that they could do, so that a proposal like I mentioned before would give them some leverage. Or do the recording labels own the rights to the song.
Just trying to clear up the fog Im in. There seems to be to much he said she said type of stuff, know what I mean.
This sounds like what happens with the club DJ's.... the label reps get them promo product for them to use in their mix tapes as part of the promotional efforts, then the RIAA comes back around and cracks down on the DJs for the mix tapes and bootlegging. Talk about talking out of both sides of your mouth AND biting the hand that feeds you!
If it was just MP3 files I would venture a guess that the problem came from somewhere else than Limewire
You'all been hangin' out in the red light district again Scott...?
:sqembarrassed:...well yes, but the doctor said the shot should take care of that
My 'puter repair person has stated to with a large smile on his face.....
"I love Limewire,and other sites like it" They send me tons of business!
Since i'm an idiot when it comes to 'puters, i've decided to stay away from Limewire and the rest of the P2P sites.
I also pride myself on the fact that i have a CD in my rack for the files on my puter.
"I love Limewire,and other sites like it" They send me tons of business!
Since i'm an idiot when it comes to 'puters, i've decided to stay away from Limewire and the rest of the P2P sites.
I also pride myself on the fact that i have a CD in my rack for the files on my puter.
Very easilly the limewire software itself is considered malware by most virus protection programs....
now that i think about it, it might have been a different program than limewire....like i said...it was a while ago....maybe kazaa or something like that.