On Sat, 5 Aug 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote:
Speaking as a musician, I've never heard an MP3 that
didn't sound flat, compressed, uninspiring and
insipid.
I agree. I don't have many MP3 files, the ones I have are for evaluating
music. When I like it, I get the CD. The sound quality stays
I'm not sure that I agree with the whole sound quality
thing. I've encoded a number of mp3's of the past year
using grip/bladeEnc at 320. Everyone that I've had
listen to both the mp3 and the original cd says that they
can't tell the difference. Others say they can but the
result is totally
Hmmm. Yeah now that I visit mp3.com
it seems like they are more likely to
be found on mp3.com than Napster although
they seem to me to be equally present on
both systems.
On Sat, 05 Aug 2000, you wrote:
I've read that "unknown" artists are VERY VERY rarely
downloaded from Napster according to
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"Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evidently they're going to be
turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor
On Thu, Aug 03, 2000 at 06:58:43AM -0500, Vic wrote:
After all, I do not know of any place where
you can rent a CD like you do a video movie.
Well, here in Germany you can just go to the video rent shop and also rent a
CD. You also used to be able to rent computer games some years ago.
Sunday, July 30, 2000 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods
are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the
copyrights to those
songs. don't they deserve to have their material
protected from being
stolen?
I've read that "unknown" artists are VERY VERY rarely
downloaded from Napster according to its own
statistics. Something like 1-5% of all downloads are
for unknown musicians songs.
Dacia
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I thought that all those bands were so rich that
they could afford a
damages is really non-evidence and
rhetorical.
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:25:24 -0400 (EDT)
yeah, but what about the people
Regardless if you think using napster to aquire music is stealing, try-before buy, or
whatever, IT DOESN'T MATTER! Wyclef/Rock said it best. The genie is out of the
bottle and a
critical mass of people are now using and familiar with mp3's. The record industry is
simply
going to have to
.
Adriaan Barel.
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"Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evi
Good point. Through I suppose the radio quality isn't as good as a cd or
mp3.
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I'm sorry that I have to reply
What about digital casstte recorders? What about CDROM/DVDROM burners? Did
you know that you can use a HiFi VCR in audio-only mode to record
digital-quality audio tracks?
This is history: each new generation of technology is seen as the source of
the evil. Since the first monk hand-copied the
On Mon, 08 Sep 2036, you wrote:
I think the whole idea behind Napster was a "try before you buy" concept. If
you like songs from a CD...you should support the artist and buy the CD.
Jaguar.
The 'ethics' of using software should be a personal decision.
My Gawd, look at all the Windoze
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
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Try using knapster and signing up as a new user. You don't have to go
to the site at all, just check the box at the bottom of the knapster
client. I would assume that gnapster does it the same way. If you
don't have
VERY GOOD POINT, and you should email napster and let them KNOW this
fact...as it will help them
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000, you wrote:
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights
WOW, another very good point...please everyone...if you would email
napster with all these great points...they could win their court
battle.
On Thu, 03 Aug 2000, you wrote:
Mark Weaver wrote:
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the
I think the whole idea behind Napster was a "try before you buy" concept. If
you like songs from a CD...you should support the artist and buy the CD.
Jaguar.
Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights to those
songs. don't they deserve to have their material protected from being
stolen? that IS in effect what napster does. TAKE those
Nickolas Koehne wrote:
No, they shall not be turned off at midnight. There's been a reprieve!
-Darkeyes
I heard! I went straight over, signed up and downloaded some tunes!
Mike
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Kirkland, WA
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Mark Weaver wrote:
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights to those
songs. don't they deserve to have their material protected from being
stolen? that IS in effect what napster does. TAKE those songs and
"Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor people who have to spend their mornings
deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
Well, their execution smile got a stay, it
on copyright, but know when I'm being bullied into buying
something that is already free)
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From: "Mark Weaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 7:25 PM
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yeah, but what about the p
I thought that all those bands were so rich that
they could afford a small loss like that.
If I were a new aspiring artist I would spread
my music like that, then when it got into the
hands of a recording company, I would have posted
contact info in the id3 tag data so they could
get ahold of
The very same thing happens to me. I don't find any registration in napster site and
gnapster keeps asking me for name and password.
Hugo
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor people who have to spend
their
I've tried that, but no matter what strange name I come up to, gnapster *always* tells
me that name already exists.
Hugo
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From: Ronald J. Hall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 10:23 AM
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster
a true point, but what about those same people who charge $25 for a CD, which cost
less than a cassette tape to make. while i am all about music, supporting music,
copyrights (i'm a writer photographer)
**warning** shameless self promotion alert:
http://ontheflyphotography.1stcyberhost.com
and
rhetorical.
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Subject: Re: [newbie] Gnapster (continued)...
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:25:24 -0400 (EDT)
yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor people who have to spend their mornings
deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
Well, their execution smile got a stay, it
On Sun, 30 Jul 2000, you wrote:
Daniel Anderson wrote:
Hi,
I was unable to register using Gnapster,so I downloaded and installed
Knapster from Freshmeat,was able to register,and it seems more
stable.After registering I was able to use Gnapster but it has crashed
several times.
Actually they got a stay of the injuction and so they will still be up for
another month or so.
That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor people who have to spend their mornings
deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
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yeah, but what about the people whos livelyhoods are earned by those
songs? and what about the people who hold the copyrights to those
songs. don't they deserve to have their material protected from being
stolen? that IS in effect what napster does. TAKE those songs and
distribute them for free.
Mike Tracy Holt wrote:
That's ok, evidently they're going to be turned off at midnight...
another victory for those poor people who have to spend their mornings
deciding which Porche to drive to work today =(
Well, their execution smile got a stay, it appears. Now they have
until
Daniel Anderson wrote:
Hi,
I was unable to register using Gnapster,so I downloaded and installed
Knapster from Freshmeat,was able to register,and it seems more
stable.After registering I was able to use Gnapster but it has crashed
several times. Hope this helps.
Dan
Hi Dan!
Hi,
I was unable to register using Gnapster,so I downloaded and installed
Knapster from Freshmeat,was able to register,and it seems more
stable.After registering I was able to use Gnapster but it has crashed
several times. Hope this helps.
Dan
"Ronald J. Hall" wrote:
Anthony wrote:
Anthony wrote:
The password that you chose when you registered on Napster/Gnapster.
Argh. Did not know that you had to go to their website and register!
;-(
What is it they say about a little knowledge being dangerous?
Thank you, Anthony...
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Anthony wrote:
First triple-check that you put in the right password and username. Secondly,
try unchecking the new account box. See if that helps.
Yes, but what is the password supposed to be? ;-(
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The password that you chose when you registered on Napster/Gnapster.
First triple-check that you put in the right password and username. Secondly,
try unchecking the new account box. See if that helps.
Yes, but what is the password supposed to be? ;-(
--
Anthony
First triple-check that you put in the right password and username. Secondly,
try unchecking the new account box. See if that helps.
Okay, I d/l'ed the latest version of Gnapster, but I'm still having a
problem.
No matter what I put in, or if I leave it blank, everytime I connect, I
get an
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