Limewire shuts down permanently

[LG]

Or the pop fans are more loyal and buy the albums. If someone wants Justin Beiber to stop making the most sales they need to be as avid as his fan base!

You are talking about "Kiddies" buying music, that is a whole different ballgame than serious music collectors. How many of these "Phenoms" last the test of time? Not many so I do not take them seriously and pay no attention to their record sales whatsoever.(For example I bought "Machine Head" and "Abbey Road" when I was their age and I still play both of those albums.)

Shadow buying used is not always an option, and I for one am glad there are generous people in the world who love sharing great old recordings you cannot find anymore, they help keep music alive.

I find it amusing that some people think that because the way music is being distributed that somehow it's in "Danger" of going extinct, or their favorite artists are no longer going to record or play at all. Musicians love their art form, they write, play and perform mostly for that reason, some exceptions of course but it is the burning creative desire that drives them, and if they make a little money along the way that is a bonus.

I have a suggestion, go back to releasing vinyl only, take the USB turntables off the market and the software that allows you to rip/burn music. Shut down i-tunes and collect all the i-pods and burn them in a massive bonfire, then the record labels will be back where they want to be.

 

[gregjohnson1229]

This is probably one of the biggest events in music history. Limewire was shut down by a U.S. court becaue of copyright law infringment. Limewire users are now met with a legal notice regarding the shutdown.

This could end up helping the musicians out some. The demand for legal downloads will increase and possibly the deals that artists/bands get with the likes of Itunes and Amazon.

 

[LG]

Re: Limewire Offically Shut Down!!

We have a thread about that already Greg so I have moved your post into the existing thread.


It's a step in the right direction, but the momentum of the digital age will not be stopped by shutting down this old file sharing system.

 

[Lynch]

Re: Limewire Offically Shut Down!!

People still were using Limewire? I would think this would have been big news about 5 yrs ago? Today? not so much.

 

[The Beatles]

Limewire shut down?

Oh well, thats why I use Vuze and Demonoid

 

[Mr. Shadow]

The Copyright Office has issued a Notice of Inquiry regarding pre-1972 sound recordings. Currently, sound recordings created before 1972 do not have Federal copyright protection, so there is some confusion over whether such recordings are covered by Section 114 of the Copyright Act. This is the law that covers royalties paid by Internet and satellite radio. As such, the Copyright Office's Notice asks for comments regarding the possible impact on webcasters of including pre-1972 sound recordings in Section 114.

 

[Mr. Shadow]

I... um... snagged a song or two off of Limewire.
I bought lots of music as a result.
Bad move by the music money whores.

My current legal download:

Led Zeppelin
Title: New Orleans 1973
Date: May 14, 1973
Venue: Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA, USA
Label: The Diagrams Of Led Zeppelin
Number: TDOLZ VOL.77

Disc 1
1 Rock And Roll
2 Celebration Day
3 Black Dog
4 Over The Hills And Far Away
5 Misty Mountain Hop
6 Since I've Been Loving You
7 No Quarter

Disc 2
1 The Song Remains The Same
2 The Rain Song
3 Dazed And Confused

Disc 3
1 Stairway To Heaven
2 Moby Dick
3 Heartbreaker
4 Whole Lotta Love
5 Communication Breakdown

 

[LG]

It really doesn't matter what happened to Limewire Shadow, this reminds me of the little kid in Holland putting his finger in the hole in the dike, while there are a dozen other holes leaking that need to be plugged.

I see none of the i-tunes or i-pod brigade have responded to my solution to all this Illegal activity that is putting at risk our billionaire record executives and millionaire musicians and their fortunes...

 

[Harkat]

One way to look at it is:
The big brand label companies dont want people stealing their "hard(ly)" earned cash!! D:

Music is an art form, you wouldnt put copyright on a dance would you?

 

[LXA]

Music should be free. So should food, water and housing but you cant always get what you want. Haha. The greedy financial factor has claimed so many bright creative people. Their music becomes another dollar amount and it murders them from the inside out. Torrents and free share is a true artists dream, money should have nothing to do with music.

People like Gene Simmons who bureaucratically cling to it with fingernails are fighting a loosing battle and they know it.

YES!!!

Anyways, in a way I'm glad Limewire is shut down. Now people have to illegally download music the proper way. Limewire sucked. It was so 2000.