First Megaupload...

[Smithy]

Filesonic, one of the Internet’s leading cyberlocker services, has taken some drastic measures following the Megaupload shutdown and arrests last week. In addition to discontinuing its affiliates rewards program and not yet paying accrued money to members, the site has disabled all sharing functionality, leaving users only with access to their own files.

To users of systems like BitTorrent, file-sharing means just that – the sharing of files with others. But this weekend users of Filesonic, one of the Internet’s leading cyberlocker services, sharing files is currently a thing of the past.

According to a shock announcement by the site, all file-sharing functionality has now been disabled, leaving current users only with access to files that they have personally uploaded. Many hundreds of thousands (probably millions) of links all around the web have now been rendered useless, at least temporarily.

But the bad news for the site’s users doesn’t end there. In the last few hours, before file-sharing was disabled, Filesonic also ended its rewards program, meaning that uploaders to the site no longer earn money when people download their files. A moot point perhaps, since no-one will be downloading files anyway.

However, there is the matter of what will happen to the reward money that was sitting in uploader’s accounts before the rewards program was discontinued. Will it be paid out, or will it simply disappear? Many users fear the latter.

omg what are we gonna do

http://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gif

[King Gizzard]

Buy legally

http://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gif

[GypsyGoth]

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhao6kNGGw1qzbl7f.gif

[Saph]

oh no :( I bet Surf The Channel will be next

[Smithy]

Buy legally

http://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gif

Just the thought of that

http://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/3ABwD.gif

[Mystic Mock]

oh no :( I bet Surf The Channel will be next

Mentioning the names of these sites isn't going to help.:nono:

[Samuel.]

RIP interwebs http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/Smileys/default/cryfam.jpg

[lostalex]

I never liked Megaupload they always tried to manipulate you into buying "premium" service. I just use torrents.

[GypsyGoth]

I never liked Megaupload they always tried to manipulate you into buying "premium" service. I just use torrents.

:worship:

[Josy]

I used file sonic all the time and not for illegal downloads :mad:

[MTVN]

I hope they never take down Putlocker, I watch all my films on there

[Black Dagger]

Don't think I ever used File Sonic, maybe once or twice for DS games.

Oh and Putlocker > Megavideo... so them dying didn't bother me either.

[Smithy]

I used file sonic all the time and not for illegal downloads :mad:

what for then?

[Locke.]

Don't use either of them anyway

http://fourfour.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b8c369e2012876b7c3da970c-pi

[Josy]

I hope they never take down Putlocker, I watch all my films on there

Yeah me too it has been rather ****e lately though tbh

[Roy Mars III]

I hope they never take down Putlocker, I watch all my films on there

Yeah putlocker is the best.

[Josy]

Ah well back to good old ftp to replace filesonic :bored:

[Shaun]

:bawling:

it's okay we still have fileserve and rapidshare

[Me. I Am Salman]

at least we have mediafire!

[Smithy]

:bawling:

it's okay we still have fileserve and rapidshare

and mediafire

god forbid they touch mediafire

[Saph]

only one word to describe all these tragedies..
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxil3oGPXV1ql5yr7o1_400.gif

[Mystic Mock]

So much for democracy that they are still shutting these sites down without the bills needed.:rolleyes:

[Shaun]

i'm going to download everything ever made next week [when i have unlimited downloads cos i'm home for the weekend] so it's ok

[GypsyGoth]

only one word to describe all these tragedies..
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lxil3oGPXV1ql5yr7o1_400.gif

:laugh2:

[Josy]

So much for democracy that they are still shutting these sites down without the bills needed.:rolleyes:

The filesonic owners disabled the file sharing.

[lostalex]

and mediafire

god forbid they touch mediafire

hopefully mediafire will learn the lesson, and make sure they arn't profiting from spreading illegal content.

It;'s a simple sollution, moderate what people upload, hire more people. PAY PEOPLE. these companies think they can get away with profiting from doing no work. Guess what, no you can't, hire people, PAY people, to make sure yu are providing and HONEST service that isn't breaking the law.

MAKE NEW JOBS for PEOPLE. these companies are making millions of dollars, but they can't bother hiring people??

[Mystic Mock]

The filesonic owners disabled the file sharing.

They was worried that they was going to be next,also they shut Megaupload down without using the bills.

If America wants to be like China then they will get it,but in the mean time we shall fight them to the bitter end.:dance:

[Josy]

hopefully mediafire will learn the lesson, and make sure they arn't profiting from spreading illegal content.

It;'s a simple sollution, moderate what people upload, hire more people. PAY PEOPLE. these companies think they can get away with profiting from doing no work. Guess what, no you can't, hire people, PAY people, to make sure yu are providing and HONEST service that isn't breaking the law.

MAKE NEW JOBS for PEOPLE. these companies are making millions of dollars, but they can't bother hiring people??

It difficult to moderate what people are uploading though, to be certain they would have to download and check inside every single zip, then if they do that people will start complaining about privacy etc.

[GypsyGoth]

They was worried that they was going to be next,also they shut Megaupload down without using the bills.

If America wants to be like China then they will get it,but in the mean time we shall fight them to the bitter end.:dance:

Who's this we? :laugh:

[lostalex]

It difficult to moderate what people are uploading though, to be certain they would have to download and check inside every single zip, then if they do that people will start complaining about privacy etc.

okay, that's what newspapers and Tv shows have to do, so why not internet sites???

If TV stations and newspapers are held to certain standards, why shouldn't internet sites be held to those same standards?

[Shaun]

uploaded.to is gone too

[Mystic Mock]

Who's this we? :laugh:

The ones that don't want the dictatorship to happen and will fight them every step of the way.

[Josy]

okay, that's what newspapers and Tv shows have to do, so why not internet sites???

If TV stations and newspapers are held to certain standards, why shouldn't internet sites be held to those same standards?

I don't see how tv shows and newspapers come into it?

I'm not saying these sites shouldnt be held to certain standards i'm pointing out how difficult it would be for them to check every single file that is uploaded to the site, not only that how would they deal with files that are password protected? and even if they did all that I think there would still be privacy problems to deal with.

[Josiah.]

I am afraid they will take down Sidereel.com

[Jords]

noooooooo I used that sometimes! fgs

[Niall]

If MediaFire goes then I'll panic.

-goes back to torrenting things-

[Me. I Am Salman]

If MediaFire goes then I'll panic.

-goes back to torrenting things-

if they take away my mediafire...

[Smithy]

torrents are easily tracable tho niall

[Jords]

torrents are easily tracable tho niall

What does that even mean?

-aint scurd-

[Smithy]

What does that even mean?

-aint scurd-

They can trace your ip and see where you live, so they could like sue you i suppose

With downloading sites it's all anonymous (i think)

[Josy]

They can trace your ip and see where you live, so they could like sue you i suppose

With downloading sites it's all anonymous (i think)

If you download from a website they know your ip.

[Smithy]

If you download from a website they know your ip.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQwvs8BbZUT7PJ1jlKZPqmVU3y5UNrUX 3YWee_WyU1DH3_0yYkCa3bXiLoy

[GypsyGoth]

They gonna get you Smithy Dotcom.

[Josy]

They gonna get you Smithy Dotcom.

:joker:

[Niall]

I've already torrented so much stuff that if I'm actually brought to court over it, I don't think a few £'s here and there where they haven't traced me, would actually make much of difference tbh. :laugh:

[Callum]

Filesonic was always the worst file sharing site by a mile so I couldn't care less that it's gone.

[King Gizzard]

Havn't illegally downloaded for a while now. Don't think they would individually sue everyone, just the uploaders

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

:bored:

[rk3388]

They claim that 750,000 people are losing their jobs, but then why do they keep on paying certain actors millions to appear in one movie ? :confused:

[Locke.]

I am afraid they will take down Sidereel.com

Sidereel doesn't host or stream anything, it just has links to things, so can't be taken down surely?

The internet would be useless without Sidereel :bored:

[arista]

Sidereel doesn't host or stream anything, it just has links to things, so can't be taken down surely?

The internet would be useless without Sidereel :bored:



This is a Matter of Law.



You are a Illegal Downloader

Or

A Legal Person.

[Locke.]

I don't download them from Sidereel, I stream them :idc:

[arista]

I don't download them from Sidereel, I stream them :idc:

That comes under you Enter
the Illegal Side.



Its like someone with Child Porn on there computer



You need to be on the Legal Side
if you do not know the Legal side
then you are doomed.

[arista]

They may claim to be Legal.

But by having a Corrupt Download Link - they beccome part of the problem.

Its that simple

[Locke.]

I can't have this discussion with you over my morning coffee Arista. Go to work.

[arista]

I can't have this discussion with you over my morning coffee Arista. Go to work.


Yes I will soon

[CharlieO]

If all these get shut down my life will be over.

The tv I download is the only way I survive here. :'(

[arista]

If all these get shut down my life will be over.

The tv I download is the only way I survive here. :'(


No it will not

Pay Per View
is Legal

[CharlieO]

It is called having no money to waste on those kinds of things

[lily.]

I hope they never take down Putlocker, I watch all my films on there

Me too. And sockshare. I watch films and TV progs on both.

[lily.]

Sidereel doesn't host or stream anything, it just has links to things, so can't be taken down surely?

The internet would be useless without Sidereel :bored:

There are other similar indexing sites to sidereel, but the problem lies if all their links are dead because the hosting sites have been taken down, or have taken them down themselves.

I can't have this discussion with you over my morning coffee Arista. Go to work.

This^ made me chuckle..

[Marc]

Oh no.. you bitches will have to just download legally and stuff soon

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

rofl arista comparing illegally downloading music to child porn :joker:

[arista]

rofl arista comparing illegally downloading music to child porn :joker:


No thats a Example
thats all.


Illegal Person


or



Legal Person.



Life In The City.

[MTVN]

Me too. And sockshare. I watch films and TV progs on both.

Ah yeah I use sockshare too, gorillavid is quite a good one as well

[Mystic Mock]

If I remember correctly Arista works for Channel 5,so that's why he probably wants all these sites gone so his channel picks up more ratings.:joker:

[Me. I Am Salman]

Swizz Beatz may be questioned by the FBI regarding his involvement in recently-closed filesharing service Megaupload.

...a source told the New York Post that the producer "expects to be questioned by the FBI... [because] he's the CEO of the site". source (http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/news/a361607/swizz-beatz-to-be-questioned-by-fbi-over-megaupload.html)

oh no!! they're taking away our musicians as well!!!!!!!!!
end of the world before we know it

[Smithy]

Putlocker and Sockshare are closing feb 1st apparently

http://iamboigenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rachel-crow-crying.gif

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

meh idk about either of those

ik we still have wupload and uploadstation, but most of the sites i use for music mostly just use filesonic and megaupload :sad:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

meh idk about either of those

ik we still have wupload and uploadstation, but most of the sites i use for music mostly just use filesonic and megaupload :sad:

[Smithy]

they're gone though scott

http://iamboigenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rachel-crow-crying.gif

[Ramsay]

Putlocker?!!?! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Patrick]

Honestly couldn't give a ****** - snobs who Download Torrents and refuse to watch stuff in perfectly good quality ONLINE piss me off.

[Patrick]

Putlocker and Sockshare are closing feb 1st apparently


http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbow1c1k3G1qcfba3o1_500.gif

[Smithy]

yeah you give a **** now you tosspot :nono:

[Patrick]

yeah you give a **** now you tosspot :nono:

:laugh:

[Smithy]

Anonymous hit back at the closure of filesonice/fileserve by posting the discography of every Sony artist online (http://pastehtml.com/view/bllpf04jv.html)

there's a bunch of movies too

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

none of those tickle my fancy

[GypsyGoth]

Anonymous are going to save our internets :love:

[Patrick]

Anonymous are going to save our internets :love:

We are teaming up with the terrorists. harhar. :love:

[Smithy]

I was gonna download Johnny Cash's, but 54 albums, **** that

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Lr5pJlka1jQ/Tf3HqgAB1LI/AAAAAAAAAI8/xBcdQ41TECc/s320/yao_ming_meme_new_version_hd_by_guillersevilla-d3dwein.png

[SoBig]

They can trace your ip and see where you live, so they could like sue you i suppose

With downloading sites it's all anonymous (i think)

lol

Nothing is anonymous.

[Jords]

:worship:

[Bluerang1]

Putlocker and Sockshare are closing feb 1st apparently

http://iamboigenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/rachel-crow-crying.gif

LMAO But NOO!!!!

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

i made the most of sockshare by watching hostel 3 and now im just disgusted and i hate myself

[lily.]

Smithy, what's the source on your info about Putlocker/Sockshare?

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

probably some lunatic on gaga daily

[lily.]

I can't seem to find any info of this sort on any of the reputable sites. That's why I'm asking.

[arista]

Anonymous are going to save our internets :love:


No they are not
Everyone is tracked.



Feel The Force

[Shaun]

omg fileserve is gone too?

[/wrists]

[MattySlug]

I Don't think it is!

[Smithy]

Smithy, what's the source on your info about Putlocker/Sockshare?

I can't seem to find any info of this sort on any of the reputable sites. That's why I'm asking.

MediaFire.com – (Called to testify in the next 90 days and it will open doors pro FBI.)

Also..
btshare CLOSED Affilate programme
Hotfile - CLOSED affilate programme
Sockshare/putlocker closing affiliate program on February 1. 2012
4shared.com – (Closed affiliate program ; Deleting multiple files and waits in line at the FBI.)



http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1RNNN_enGB380GB380&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Sockshare%2Fputlocker+closing+affiliate+program+ on+February+1.+2012

[Shaun]

ahh/ ah\ ah/ ah\ ah\

[lily.]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1RNNN_enGB380GB380&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Sockshare%2Fputlocker+closing+affiliate+program+ on+February+1.+2012

Cheers. :)

[Marc]

sockshare/putlocker ah/ ah\ ah/

[CharlieO]

Can the government **** off and deal with something more important than piracy. Sweatshops for example, at least piracy only exploits wealthier people where as sweatshops exploit poor children.

[Tom4784]

I remember reading a few days ago that Anonymous were planning on making their own sharing site which would be beyond the FBI's grasp. It'll be interesting to see what happens next if they go ahead with it.

[Doogle]

I haven't even heard of this socklocker stuff before this thread :conf2:

[CharlieO]

This site is the best one Doogle look (http://socklocker.com/Default.asp)

[MTVN]

Socklocker :laugh:

[Doogle]

This site is the best one Doogle look (http://socklocker.com/Default.asp)

Socklocker :laugh:

Ohh, I'm an idiot. :laugh2:

[Scarlett.]

This might sound square, but I've never used a torrent or pirated a game...though I did download songs off Youtube, only to decide they all sounded **** and bought them all on Amazon Mp3...I mean come on, 99p a song? It's hardly expensive.

[King Gizzard]

Never illegally downloaded a game or movie, use to download WWE shows and albums (basically I don't want something that I probably wont like) and if I love it I go and buy the CD

could of used youtube I suppose but meh

[Ramsay]

Im a cheap bastard ..why pay for something that i can get for free? i know that makes me sound stupid but thats the way i am so all this news is killing me :(

[King Gizzard]

I will be pissed though if every single one gets shut down, I get my football manager customisations (legal) via a couple of them

[CharlieO]

I don't download stuff that is available reasonably in the country I am in. E.g. I download all my music legally off iTunes, however I download stuff like Jersey Shore which isn't shown in Singapore and in England takes like a year extra to come out.

[MTVN]

99p doesn't really sound a lot but it all adds up.. most people have hundreds/thousands of songs of their iPod's, and with movies you're often paying a tenner for just a couple hours entertainment really :shrug:

[CharlieO]

But things like BB which are never available for DVD purchase of course I will illegally download them to rewatch. Thats doing no wrong in my eyes.

[Marc]

Dylan-the-Delight you fail.

[Scarlett.]

Never illegally downloaded a game or movie, use to download WWE shows and albums (basically I don't want something that I probably wont like) and if I love it I go and buy the CD

could of used youtube I suppose but mehNow there's the thing, someone in the US needs to make some sort of legal "On Demand" channel for the world, it could be subscription based at a reasonable price. What these big companies don't understand is people pirate their things because they're either hard to get or cost too much.

Gabe Newell of Valve's video game service Steam said
"We think there is a fundamental misconception about piracy. Piracy is almost always a service problem and not a pricing problem," he said. "If a pirate offers a product anywhere in the world, 24 x 7, purchasable from the convenience of your personal computer, and the legal provider says the product is region-locked, will come to your country 3 months after the US release, and can only be purchased at a brick and mortar store, then the pirate's service is more valuable."

[Doogle]

Dylan-the-Delight you fail.

I blame the Turkishness inside me tbh, made me spell wrong. :hmph:

[Firewire]

omg the end is near

[Marc]

I blame the Turkishness inside me tbh, made me spell wrong. :hmph:

That and your ugly face [/random]

[lily.]

- MegaUpload.com (Down) [TakeDown]
- Easy-Share.com/Crocko.com (Closed affiliate program)
- EnterUpload.com (Down) [Redirect]
- FileServe.com (As good as dead) [Closed affiliate program; Sharing/downloading disabled]
(http://www.wjunction.com/14-news-cur...-new-post.html)
- FileSonic.com (As good as dead) [Closed affiliate program; Sharing/downloading disabled]
- FileJungle.com (As good as dead) [Closed affiliate program; Sharing/downloading disabled]
- FilePost.com (Closed affiliate program; Suspending accounts with infringing material)
- Filevelocity.com (Closed affiliate program)
- GlumboUploads.com (Closed affiliate program)
- GrooveFile.com (Dead)
- MegaShare.com (Closed affiliate program)
- Oron.com (Closed affiliate program**)
- UploadStation.com (As good as dead) [Closed affiliate program; Sharing/downloading disabled]
- Uploaded.to (Blocked U.S. Visitors) (http://www.wjunction.com/102-file-ho...-us-users.html)
- Uploading.com (Closed affiliate program) (http://uploading.com/news/view/120/)
- VideoZer.com (Closed affiliate program)
- VideoBB.com (Closed affiliate program)
- x7.to (Dead)

- 4Shared (February 1. 2012)
- Sockshare/Putlocker (February 1. 2012)
- UploadBox.com (Closing. All files will be deleted on January 30th.)


** Enabled/restored on approval




SOURCE (http://www.wjunction.com/102-file-host-discussion/124729-filehosts-whos-down.html)

[King Gizzard]

4shared?

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyacxpfbtS1qdu5nd.gif

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

kmt 99p for 1 song is ****ing expensive

[Callum]

I hate this so much, all the sites I use for TV shows/music are dropping like flies. :mad:

[Mystic Mock]

kmt 99p for 1 song is ****ing expensive

Especially when they only last for about 4 minutes aswell.:joker:

[Harry!]

The only music I buy legally is CD's - put it that way. I don't download a great amount of music anyway (I don't think I have downloaded any music so far this year).

[MTVN]

VideoBB :sad:

[Roy Mars III]

This is all so depressing

[Mystic Mock]

VideoBB :sad:

No that can't go,I was planning on watching The Walking Dead as soon as my memory on the Laptop went back up.

[Callum]

People wouldn't have to download TV shows if they aired in the UK like a day or two after the US airdate, these people expect us to wait for weeks and sometimes months for new episodes of some shows. It's a joke. :bored:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

they cant take torrents down can they? :suspect:

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

torrent sites even wha3

[Locke.]

VideoBB were bad liars anyway, you would watch 10 minutes of something and they'd say you'd watched over an hours worth. At least when Megavideo would **** you over it would only be by 5 minutes or something

[MTVN]

VideoBB were bad liars anyway, you would watch 10 minutes of something and they'd say you'd watched over an hours worth. At least when Megavideo would **** you over it would only be by 5 minutes or something

Yeah that's true actually, it'd keep telling me I used my 72 minutes when I'd only just started watching something

[Shaun]

filejungle :bawling: i only started using it recently but it was decent.

Mediafire, Rapidshare and MegaShare = my favourites, though

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

wupload isnt mentioned on that list :amazed:

[CharlieO]

At least Wupload is safe for the minute.

But all this is so ridic. It ain't going to improve revenue or nofink.

[lily.]

Scott, the torrent sites can be taken. There's already a ton of legal action against the big guns amongst them... The Pirate Bay for example.

[lily.]

Now there's the thing, someone in the US needs to make some sort of legal "On Demand" channel for the world, it could be subscription based at a reasonable price. What these big companies don't understand is people pirate their things because they're either hard to get or cost too much.



I would pay for that. The USA has Hulu where they can get all the shows already aired. If there were some kind of international Hulu, even if it were subscription-based, people would happily pay for it.

It won't happen though, because it takes money away from companies like Sky who can rip us off and still provide second-rate programming.

[Patrick]

Might aswell let the whole SOPA and PIPPA thing pass now, no point in fighting it.
They're just ******ing us all over anyway.

[Mystic Mock]

Might aswell let the whole SOPA and PIPPA thing pass now, no point in fighting it.
They're just ******ing us all over anyway.

I will fight them until they get it into there thick skulls that we don't want there stupid laws.

[lily.]

We [the people] can't really fight it though, can we?

I mean, what can we really do?

The 'anonymous' sorts can do lots of stuff, but individually, we can't do much at all.

[Mystic Mock]

We [the people] can't really fight it though, can we?

I mean, what can we really do?

The 'anonymous' sorts can do lots of stuff, but individually, we can't do much at all.

We can fight it if we make a stand,the only reason they are holding off at the moment is because we have fought back so far.

[MTVN]

We can fight it if we make a stand,the only reason they are holding off at the moment is because we have fought back so far.

Nothing to do with us, it's only because of the likes of Wikipedia staging their blackout that they've become a bit cautious

Reality is we're not really in any position to do anything to stop this, expert hackers like Anonymous can, huge important websites can, but not us, not unless there was maybe some kind of huge collective action

[lily.]

Nothing to do with us, it's only because of the likes of Wikipedia staging their blackout that they've become a bit cautious

Reality is we're not really in any position to do anything to stop this, expert hackers like Anonymous can, huge important websites can, but not us, not unless there was maybe some kind of huge collective action

Exactly what I was in the middle of typing to reply when I was suddenly called away on a 'cat vomit' emergency.

[Niall]

I think that trying to stamp out the sites altogether is a little bit pointless. It's just a big cat and mouse game that, in my opinion, will never end. The only way for the music industry to claw back some of the revenue they've lost at the hands of torrents etc, is for them to meet those illegally downloading music halfway by offering some kind of benefits or new method of listening to music for less money. Just stamping out the sites isn't going to fix it.. same goes for torrents too.

[Niall]

Exactly what I was in the middle of typing to reply when I was suddenly called away on a 'cat vomit' emergency.

:joker::joker::joker:

[Scarlett.]

It's funny, for years I laughed at conspiracy theorists for saying that we arent really free, we're just pawns, and that one day, the governments would pull away the sets, the props and reveal the brick wall that was hidden behind the facade of freedom all along.

Capitalism really is as dirty as communism.

[Black Dagger]

PUTLOCKER?

Now they can die :idc:

[GypsyGoth]

I guess something like this was bound to happen sooner or later.

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

we could like form a little gang and kidnap some of the guys who are doing this and maybe molest them a little if they are hot

[Locke.]

Not going to be a very successful gang if you are the brains behind the operation

[Fetch The Bolt Cutters]

im clever :hmph:

[Stu]

http://cdn.gunaxin.com/wp-content/uploads/gallery/war-faces/war_face-6.jpg
http://media.makeadare.com/img/f5626c04c/image_0fca8207c1.gif

[Smithy]

This might sound square, but I've never used a torrent or pirated a game...though I did download songs off Youtube, only to decide they all sounded **** and bought them all on Amazon Mp3...I mean come on, 99p a song? It's hardly expensive.

But if you want to download an album of an artist who you've only heard a couple of singles off and end up disliking the majority of the album, thats £8/9 pretty much wasted :/

Also, some songs are online that aren't available to buy, oooor they're not available to buy in your own country so you have to download them illegally

[Shaun]

the thing is everything that's legal has now been converted to be pretty much the same as illegally downloading. I mean what's really the difference between listening to a Lady GaGa song on repeat on YouTube all day and having it on your iTunes? They're both free.

[Marc]

Did that guy really get 50 years? :bored:

[Scarlett.]

But if you want to download an album of an artist who you've only heard a couple of singles off and end up disliking the majority of the album, thats £8/9 pretty much wasted :/

Also, some songs are online that aren't available to buy, oooor they're not available to buy in your own country so you have to download them illegally

This is where Valve's Gabe Newell comes in, he says if anyone pirates a game instead of buying it off Steam, that's his fault for not providing a good enough service. :joker: If only someone in Hollywood thought like that

[lily.]

Marc: What guy? Kim Dotcom? The Megaupload guy?

[lily.]

He has been toppled from the top spot in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3..

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/imprisoned-megaupload-founder-loses-call-duty-crown-205144239.html



LoL @ one of the comments under that article: He was ratted out by his arch nemesis: Kim Dotorg.

[Roy Mars III]

This is his house

http://i43.tinypic.com/avhmip.jpg

[lily.]

Your image isn't showing up. I've seen his house though. It's really something. As are his gadgets and cars.. and his swimming pool is filled with imported spring water..