Blackhacker

WARNING: rant mode is in FULL tilt.

There is no other way to describe it. Apparently, even if My iPod filled with ONLY legal downloaded I am thief just because somebody out their is “gankin’” their stuff off the internet.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, QOTSA, T.I. Rock For Zune
Microsoft is working with all major and independent labels to establish similar revenue-sharing agreements. According to published reports, UMG is expected to receive more than $1 for each $250 device and sources at UMG have confirmed that half of all the proceeds from the device’s sales will be shared equally among all its artists.

This is YET ANOTHER example of why Music sales are so low. They treat customers like idiots by putting out formulaic crap, and we are expected to think it is hot because they shake some flesh in a video and pay the radio stations to spin a gazillion times. Then they treat us like criminals, with statements like this. So what do people do? They steal the stuff. Don’t get it twisted. Theft is theft. And all theft is wrong. And the industry has a right to protect itself from thieves, but I am not thief. And people who are like me are not thieves. And I am sure most of the people currently being sued by the RIAA, are not thieves.

QUESTION: How much of the Zune “kickback” is going to back to the artists?

ANSWER: Not a red cent. Actually 50 red cents. Sometimes a I get a head of myself

They know they are not going to be able to sue their way to stopping file sharing. So they now want a “piece of the action.” But if one of their legal questionable “witch hunters” discover that the name of a file on my hard drive that might happen to match the name of one of their artists, or the title of a song and BAM!!!

“You have been served.”
The big thieves hang the little ones. — Czech Proverb

Dap: Boing Boing

Today must really be a special day. I’m doing MSFT dirty work and telling you about Zune. In case you where under the same rock as me, (I just found out about this today) Zune will be MSFT’s answer to the Apples iPod. The link just points you to a stupid little flash movie and then asks you for your email addy and those of your “family & friends”, a reference to the old MCI promotion. Engadget Has a good write up on what is known about the MSFT soon coming portable media player.

I will say this, if the player is half decent, Apple could have a fight on their hands because, MSFT as something that AAPL dosen’t. All that liquid cash sitting around like Scrooge McDuck’s money bin. And also according the enageget they play to use it, to pay for you to re-download all of the DRMed up itunes media, making switching MUCH easier.

Don’t forget that MSFT’s gonna need that money ’cause, AAPL’s secrete weapon is good will. People who use Apple LOVE Apple. People who use Microsoft, tolerate it. Its gonna need to spend ALOT of money to get people to switch to this new player. And it gotta do at the expense of partners in PlaysForSure, like Napster.

Well it should be interesting.