Who they are, What they said and What they did

[KiwiCoromandel]

from the " let us refresh your memory " dept...... :bigsmile:

Name: Eminem

Occupation: Rapper

What He said: "I think that shit is fucking bullshit. Whoever put my shit on the Internet, I want to meet that motherf***er and beat the shit out of him, because I picture this scrawny little dickhead going ‘I got Eminem's new CD! I got Eminem's new CD! I'm going to put it on the Internet.' I think that anybody who tries to make excuses for that shit is a fucking bitch"

Source: http://www.nme.com/news/101808.htm

Name: Britney Spears

Occupation: Pop Star

What She said: "Too many people don't realise that when you download a song you like from a peer-to-peer network or some other unauthorised internet service, you're stealing music"

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2283072.stm

Name: Metallica

Occupation: Heavy metal band

What They did: They sued the Original Napster for copyright infringement.

They said: "The trading of such information--whether it's music, videos, photos, or whatever--is, in effect, trafficking in stolen goods,"

Source: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,16286,00.asp

Name: Sleater-Kinney

Occupation: Portland rock artists

What Thay said: "For Shame to P2P Users". They expressed distaste for peer to peer file sharing networks.

Source: http://www.aversion.com/news/news_article.cfm?news_id=3822

Names: Dixie Chicks , Jimmy Buffett, Sheryl Crow, Eagles, Reba McEntire, Avril Lavigne, Dido, Tom Jones, Diana Krall, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson

Occupation: Various Music Artists

What They did: They filed briefs at Supreme Court in file-sharing case (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios v. Grokster, 04-480) They supported recording companies and movie studios against peer-to-peer companies.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/25/scotus.file.sharing.ap/

Edited February 19, 2005 by kiwibank

[Shawn]

Yup....it missed Dre, but a weaker crew has never been.

[Wolfie]

My official response to all those comments: yepFU