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Nirvana's Bassist: I Don't Understand Having ISPs Regulate Copyright Files,
But I Support Bono's Position Anyway
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| It's one thing to speak from a position of
| ignorance, but admitting it and still then
| taking a strong position? That's something
| special. U2's Bono kicked off quite a
| firestorm by insisting that having ISPs
| monitor everything was a good way to deal with
| unauthorized file sharing online, citing
| China's success with internet censorship
| (failing to realized that it hasn't been that
| successful in reality). This resulted in
| widespread criticism of Bono and it appears
| that Nirvana's bass player, Krist Novoselic,
| has stepped up to defend Bono (found via Karl
| Bode).
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http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100106/0257227631.shtml
Recent:
Bono: We Should Use China's Censorship As An Example Of How To Stop Piracy
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| Hmm. So, apparently all the money that
| people used to spend on music, they now
| spend on internet connections? If only
| there were some evidence to back that up.
| But, as we noted, the music business has
| been growing, just not the sales of CDs.
| Considering how much U2 made on its last
| tour, you would think that Bono would be
| aware of this. As for his claim that the
| internet is harming the up-and-coming
| songwriters, again, all this shows is how
| incredibly out of touch Bono is. In the
| past, the "young, fledgling songwriter"
| couldn't live off ticket or t-shirt sales
| either. He had to hope that he got the
| lucky golden ticket from a record label and
| that they didn't then crush his spirit and
| originality before discarding him as an
| unrecouped has-been.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20100104/0038197573.shtml
U2's Bono blames ISPs for piracy
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| Ever since Paul McGuinness, manager of the
| rock band U2, began lashing out at Internet
| service providers (ISPs) for allegedly
| profiting from and encouraging illegal file
| sharing, U2 fans have wondered whether
| McGuinness spoke for the band.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-377875.html
RIAA
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| The RIAA is a delusional cartel consisting
| of four major music labels. They were
| created in 1952 with the sole purpose of
| sucking all the music and happiness out of
| the world.
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http://www.cracked.com/funny-2153-riaa/
Bono net policing idea draws fire
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| Bono, frontman of rock band U2, has warned
| the film industry not to make the same
| mistakes with file-sharing that have
| dogged the music industry.
|
| Writing for the New York Times, Bono
| claimed internet service providers were
| "reverse Robin Hoods" benefiting from the
| music industry's lost profits.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8439200.stm
Bono says heâll sue France over HADOPI
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| French European Parliament MP Guy Bono says heâll call for legal action
| against France if it adopts the corporate entertainment cartelâs HADOPI law.
|
| Pushed by French president Nicolas Sarkozy on behalf of Vivendi Universal,
| EMI, Warner Music and Sony Music, and Time Warner, Viacom, Fox, Sony, NBC
| Universal and Disney, Franceâs lower house of Parliament has passed
| the âthree-strikesâ law, also known as the HADOPI law.
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http://www.p2pnet.net/story/21764
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