Members niceguy Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Inspired by the thread where a guy's music was being pirated, I decided to contact a site which had my music for illegal download. I bluffed and told the site owner I'd contacted the RIAA and that he must remove my work immediately. Well, the guy got back to me instantly, and he was being very aggressive, saying he'll do whatever he damn well pleases. I didn't reply, but instead I went to the RIAA's website, where lo and behold, they have a nice little form where you can report sites which offer pirated music. So I reported his site and included the guy's email address. As I was doing this, the site owner kept sending me messages (even though I never replied to him), and it was clear to me that he was scared. He started off telling me he'll do whatever he wants, then he started saying that the songs aren't hosted on his site anyway, and finally he said he's removing my songs from his site. I never replied at all. It's a very minor victory, but it feels good. I put a LOT of time, energy, and money into writing and releasing my music, so it's nice to ruin the day of at least one asshole who thinks that I should work for free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheNewSound? Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Actual Question: Do you feel that this site was cutting into your sales? If so, how significantly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members niceguy Posted December 12, 2011 Author Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Actual Question:Do you feel that this site was cutting into your sales? If so, how significantly? Yes, they were cutting into my sales. There's no way to know how much, but even a little is too much. And the whole "free downloads are great promotion" argument is COMPLETE BULL{censored}. Everyone is sucking Apple's dick, yet no one scoffs and says "Apple should give away iPads for free! It's GREAT PROMOTION!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny-Boy Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Good job Niceguy! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Johnny-Boy Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Actual Question: Do you feel that this site was cutting into your sales? If so, how significantly? Doesn't matter how much these a-holes were cutting into Niceguy's sales. They're lowlife thieves and they have to be stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3shiftgtr Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Doesn't matter how much these a-holes were cutting into Niceguy's sales. They're lowlife thieves and they have to be stopped. This^^^^+1 Nice work Johnny-boy.....vigilance is the key. And that brings the idea that the folks that do this have some sort of bizzarre agenda that doesn't make sense. The fact that he was a dick in the emails, and had the (Cartman voice) "Ill do what I wawnt." attitude proves it. IMHO, they either think they are being cool, or subscribe to the "{censored} the music biz. This doesn't hurt musicians, it gives them freedom." school. I can't see any other reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 12, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2011 BRAVO...diligence and determination win over douchebags!!! btw, if anyone wants to report a site, it is pretty simple: https://www.riaa.com/reportpiracy.php?content_selector=report-piracy-online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted December 12, 2011 Members Share Posted December 12, 2011 Actual Question:Do you feel that this site was cutting into your sales? If so, how significantly? A completely irrelevant question. No one has the right to give away music except the owner of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 12, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 12, 2011 Actual Question: Do you feel that this site was cutting into your sales? If so, how significantly? Actual question: Do you think think the 'free promotion' by a third party helped his sales? If so, how significantly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wkoz Posted December 13, 2011 Members Share Posted December 13, 2011 Out of curiosity, was this a domestic site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teleman55 Posted December 22, 2011 Members Share Posted December 22, 2011 This. Yes, they were cutting into my sales. There's no way to know how much, but even a little is too much.And the whole "free downloads are great promotion" argument is COMPLETE BULL{censored}. Everyone is sucking Apple's dick, yet no one scoffs and says "Apple should give away iPads for free! It's GREAT PROMOTION!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TheNewSound? Posted December 22, 2011 Members Share Posted December 22, 2011 Holy {censored}, wtf is with you guys? I was asking him a question so that I might get some insight into an issue I might have to deal with at some point. Did I interrupt a lynching or something? Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anderton Posted December 22, 2011 Members Share Posted December 22, 2011 I think the "actual question" intro put people off. What you intend, and how it comes across without context, are two different things. In any event, I agree with the general sentiment here that if the guy's pirating music, he should be shut down. The whole point of copyright is to allow people who create content to have say over how it's distributed...just like, say, how General Motors gets to choose who sells their cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A. Einstein Posted December 27, 2011 Members Share Posted December 27, 2011 Did the site owner also transfer you all the cash he made with your songs, plus a $100,000.00 compensation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted December 28, 2011 I'm sure the check is in the mail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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