On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Praveen A <prav...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another video everyone should watch, this time about megaupload shutdown > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIsfwhww0SA > > 2012/1/21 Praveen A <prav...@gmail.com>: >> Why I'm a Pirate! >> >> Dear copyright industry, I'm a pirate. I'm the typical user you are >> fighting. I'm downloading everything and not giving you one single >> penny. I don't even attend concert. You hate me and it's reciprocal. >> >> When I discovered high-speed Internet, I was a naive young innocent. I >> was downloading to discover new stuffs. Whenever I liked something, I >> would go to the shop and buy the CD. I discovered lot of music thanks >> to the pirate networks. Randomly or following advices. In the end, I >> bought something like 200 CDs. The first group I've joined on >> Audioscrobbler was called "I still buy CDs". But today I regret that. >> I'm asking everyone to not buy CD any more. Not a single one ! >> Because you are not offering a good service >> >> When I want to discover an artist or a movie, I'm heading to The >> Pirate Bay, I launch a search and I click. In less than 10 minutes, >> I've a full movie on my disk. In 20, I've the complete discography of >> an artist. >> >> I would pay for such a service if it is as simple, as fast and, unlike >> the Bay, if it can make some guarantees on the quality. But you don't >> offer that. Instead, you are trying to build fences and limitations. >> You are asking for huge amount of money only through credit card and >> you don't have half the music I'm looking for. That's not convenient >> and it's more expensive. >> >> I don't even talk about CDs any more. This is now only a huge quantity >> of plastic waste, sitting in my living room. They are expensive, they >> become unreadable through the years or, thanks to DRM, they are >> unreadable since the first day. >> >> In summary, you are offering less for a more expensive price. >> Because you don't use my money well >> >> I've probably spent something like 2000€ for my CDs. You need to add >> the taxes on all the blank CDs I used to burn Linux iso. From that >> money, how much went to the artists and their studio? 100€? 200€? >> Everything else was probably diluted in stuffs I don't need: >> packaging, distribution, transport, marketing, … >> >> Your companies are in the top richest ones. The artists that are the >> most downloaded live in huge luxury houses. Others are dead. Don't you >> find it a bit shameful to try the "bad pirates are killing the poor >> artists" story? >> >> I'm sorry but I don't think you need my money. I've showed my support >> to small artists with Flattr, Jamendo, CDbaby or Magnatune. For >> everything else, you will have to live without my wallet. >> Because you are messing with my life >> >> That's it. Every penny I will give you will be used against me. >> Firstly, by making it difficult for me to use what I buy. Zoned DVDs, >> encrypted movies on the DVD requiring illegal software to be read >> under Linux or DRM to be sure I'm not able to listen to a CD. >> >> Worst, you will use my money to sue me in court because I would have >> downloaded something that I didn't want to buy anyway! With the change >> left, you will pay lobbyists to ensure the governments make stupid and >> dangerous laws. >> >> Do you want me to pay lawyers to sue myself and lobbyists to make laws >> to send me in jails? Really? >> Because you are destroying the whole society >> >> Messing with my life was not enough. You are even trying to destroy >> one of the pillar of our society: education. Your heavy marketing is >> starting to work, people now understand the importance of >> "intellectual property" and that "sharing is bad". >> >> Bloody ignorant morons. >> >> Thanks to you, schools are now afraid to give lectures in case there >> are some copyrighted materials in them. Teachers fear to be sued. To >> the point where giving the strictly minimal lesson is better than >> giving some examples. Famous works are not part of the education any >> more. >> >> Some teachers themselves start to consider their lectures as >> "copyrighted material", refusing to share it with colleagues. And when >> they attend training sessions, offered by the state and paid with >> public funds, it is to hear that the material of the session can be >> read but has to be bought if the teachers want to use them in their >> own classroom. >> >> You are destroying the very symbol of civilisation: the enjoyment of >> knowledge, the joy of sharing, the cooperation and the education. I >> will never forgive you for that. Never. If I'm not taking action right >> now, my children will be more afraid of reading a copyrighted book >> than stealing in a shop or hitting someone with a knife. Those crimes >> are anyway less punished by the law than sharing a song on the >> internet. >> >> How can you look at yourself in the mirror after that? How can you >> still have a peaceful sleep ? >> Because your time has come >> >> If I'm a pirate, it's not to have some cheap music. It is because the >> time has come for you to fuck off. In your arrogance, you are hurting >> the fundamental value of freedom only to save your little petty >> interests. >> >> The only comfort is to know that you will disappear soon. And nobody >> will miss you. >> >> Pirately yours, >> Traduction française >> >> http://ploum.net/post/im-a-pirate >> -- >> പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് >> You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your >> rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as >> they follow the rules: laws and constitution. > > > > -- > പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് > You have to keep reminding your government that you don't get your > rights from them; you give them permission to rule, only so long as > they follow the rules: laws and constitution. > > -- > "Freedom is the only law". > "Freedom Unplugged" > http://www.ilug-tvm.org > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "ilug-tvm" group. > To control your subscription visit > http://groups.google.co.in/group/ilug-tvm/subscribe > To post to this group, send email to ilug-tvm@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > ilug-tvm-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > > For details visit the google group page: > http://groups.google.com/group/ilug-tvm?hl=en
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