Author Topic: IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT (Read 1741 times)

Torquila · « **on:** July 27, 2000, 03:17:00 PM »

We are all gathered here today to say goodbye to an old and trusty friend, Napster (TM).
This afternoon the court ordered them to close their servers and pack up by friday midnight. This is a sad turn of events, Napster, only being 9 months old was the most promising, competent company on the net. We will miss our old music finding/trading companion and move on to greener pastures (Napster clone companies). Now lets break out the beer and the brewsters and start the killing.

Saintaw · « **Reply #1 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:20:00 PM »

http://welcome.to/gnutella

saw

Torquila · « **Reply #2 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:24:00 PM »

Damit saw, why do you always ruin the mood with your smart bellybutton posts!!

Saintaw · « **Reply #3 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:36:00 PM »

Did you read what Gnutella is ?

Enjoy, but make sure you share specific directories in the setup, if you don't want to have an open door to naughty persons...

Good thing about it, it's NOT foixed to MP3's

Use the last ip on the FAQ page as the sever (in the examples) as a start...

Have fun

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Wilfrid · « **Reply #4 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:49:00 PM »

Anybody else think this thread belongs in the Off Topic forum?

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Saintaw · « **Reply #5 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:51:00 PM »

Did Creamo form up yet another "Forum Police" ?

Wilfrid · « **Reply #6 on:** July 27, 2000, 03:57:00 PM »

Heheh no!

It`s just that the last time there was an "important announcement" in this forum, it really was important....

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Udie · « **Reply #7 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:05:00 PM »

Good buy to those theives!

Maybe being a musician taints my view, but I don't see why somebody who spends $500,000 + to record and album should sit by while somebody steels THIER intilectual property.

You can go to Napster and d/l every song from every rock and roll album. You can then reverse burn it onto CD. I don't see any diference than walking into a record store taking any metallica CD, putting it in your pocket and walking out of the store without paying for the CD.

If you want free music, do what I did. Learn to play an instrument and write your own songs, or listen to the radio (who btw have to pay the music unions to play the music, bars do too if they have a juke box)

This and freehost are in the same box to me...

Udie

Citabria · « **Reply #8 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:08:00 PM »

metallica must die.

napster rocked

Superfly · « **Reply #9 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:18:00 PM »

Guess I'll have to go back to the old ftp trading.

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NATEDOG · « **Reply #10 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:22:00 PM »

If I read correctly, it just said they have to shut down their servers till the end of the trial. if they win the trial, they can turn them back on.

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Dago · « **Reply #11 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:24:00 PM »

I'm with Udie on this, I felt guilty about each and everyone one of them 200 songs I grabbed off Napster.

Check these sites out:

http://www.napigator.com/
http://opennap.sourceforge.net/

Dago

Mox · « **Reply #12 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:26:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Udie:
Good buy to those theives!

Maybe being a musician taints my view, but I don't see why somebody who spends $500,000 + to record and album should sit by while somebody steels THIER intilectual property.

You can go to Napster and d/l every song from every rock and roll album. You can then reverse burn it onto CD. I don't see any diference than walking into a record store taking any metallica CD, putting it in your pocket and walking out of the store without paying for the CD.

If you want free music, do what I did. Learn to play an instrument and write your own songs, or listen to the radio (who btw have to pay the music unions to play the music, bars do too if they have a juke box)
This and freehost are in the same box to me...
Udie

I agree Udie! While I cannot play ANY instrument I'm tired of all these people who want something for nothing.

If you guys can pay $30 a month to HiTech then you can afford to buy a cd.

Napster is a cool idea and will likely stay around for the bands that want their songs heard and this is how it "should" be used.

Mox

Duckwing6 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:36:00 PM »

wow i guess record lables were mightily pissed as the first TAPE-Recorders came up too .. c'mmon guys it's just another evolutional step for the marketing duedes (some call it E-commerce -> Sp?)

NATEDOG · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2000, 04:41:00 PM »

I can't tell you how many CD's I have bought after hearing the songs first on Napster, plus how many new bands I have heard of, bought the CD, and showed a friend.

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