<p>couldn’t they just track you down?</p>
<p>Ok enough fighting a pointless battle. We will pirate regardless of what people say, so why preach to us? (Rhetorical question, don’t respond)</p>
<p>This topic in short: You can pirate, just don’t go over 2gb an hour or 10gb total a day.</p>
<p>I am not preaching, I am just pointing out that your “justification” is ridiculous. Feel free to carry on. I am sure your 4,000 “friends” on your MySpace page just can’t wait for your latest playlist. You probably have “band promoter” listed as your occupation on your little page and think people actually sit and listen to what you have on there. So cute.</p>
<p>It’s people such as yourself that bring down the Trojan family, cheers mate.</p>
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<p>but don’t expect USC to have your back when the **aa come looking for whoever’s downloading 10 gb a day</p>
<p>@alamemom</p>
<p>Many bands encourage people to illegally download their music. You do know that bands get no more than $.05-$.10 for every album sale right? They make the vast majority of their money by going on tours and people buying merchandise.</p>
<p>But what people don’t recognize is that the people behind the scenes need to get paid. The producer, the manufacturing companies, etc. Without these people, the music isn’t going to happen. That being said, I NEVER illegally download music. I have spent over $1000 on CDs and have spent hundreds to dollars on tickets to shows, and band merchandise. I, am a good boy. :)</p>
<p>@btbam91
Well GOSH! If a band says I can do something illegal, then that makes it okay!</p>
<p>If the band wanted you to have their music for free, they would make it a FREE download. Simple. And if they are encouraging illegal downloading as a way to cheat the others who worked on producing the music, then they are just as ethically bankrupt as others in this thread.</p>
<p>The amount of money “made” from each download or album is irrelevant. If you are being paid a small amount of money for something you work at, does that give Xorogrim a right to take that money from you?</p>
<p>The justifications used in this thread are ridiculous.</p>
<p>alamom, I don’t think you understood my post.</p>
<p>Bands encourage people to illegally download their music because they get paid almost nothing for it. It’s all the work of the record label. Even if they wanted their music to be free, they can’t because they are under contract with the record label.</p>
<p>And this is the 21st century, being ethically bankrupt doesn’t mean much anymore. Sucks doesn’t it?</p>
<p>And btbam91, you clearly did not understand my reply. First, I am saying it does not matter if “a band” tells you to do something illegal, it is STILL illegal. Second, even if the “band” is not making much from the sale, stealing the music is stealing from those who produced the music and have a right to be paid for their work - the amount is irrelevant. Third, you have posted on other threads with completely unsubstantiated “facts” - please provide a link to at least several of the bands you claim are publically encouraging people to ILLEGALLY download their music.</p>
<p>If a band made a public announcement online, uhhhhhhhh, don’t think you think their record label would realize?</p>
<p>Kind of hard to post a link to a live experience don’t ya think?</p>
<p>Bottom line is, YES, I know downloading illegally is bad, and I DON’T DO IT. But just because something is illegal doesn’t mean that it’s going to stop, ESPECIALLY when there’s a very nonexistent consequence for it. Kids start having sex with each other at the age of 13-15. It’s illegal, yes, but that does that stop anything? Pot, I fucking hate pot smokers with a passion. But there’s practically no consequence for it.</p>
<p>alamemom truthfully your argument here is pointless. btbam91 said it perfectly, regardless of whether it’s right or wrong it will happen. There is little to no consequences for consuming alcohol at USC, smoking pot, or illegally downloading. Does that mean it is right for us to do it, no it does not; but does it mean it is non-existent, yet again the answer is no.</p>
<p>This stuff will happen, whether you want it to or not; and if you are going to put up a fight about it well good luck convincing a high percentage of the student body not to be involved with illegal activities. It is people such as yourself that think we must abide by some divine standard, rules will be broken whether you like it or not and your constant whining has done nothing to this topic but make it a war. I posted this topic with one purpose to find how USC monitors p2p downloading, and it has been answered. Now I would like you to stop putting up a fight and just accept the truth of the matter. Illegal downloading and other illegal activities go on at not only USC but every campus, and if you want to put a end to it get your ass off of the couch and do something, don’t just post things on a forum.</p>
<p>Looking through this whole thread I got the answer I needed in one post lol</p>
<p>Xorogrim, I will say once again (as I did in a previous post) that I at no time have told you what you “should” or “should not” do. What I have have done is pointed out that your “justifications” are ridiculous. You were claiming that you are providing a valuable service by illegally downloading - you are not. I am glad to see that you now agree with me:
Originally posted by Xorogrim
I did not contribute to this thread until you made those ridiculous, unsupported claims. The only “divine standard” I am suggesting is that you should not state as fact made-up information.</p>
<p>Here’s your “proof.”</p>
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