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For the past several years, copyright holders in the US and Europe have been trying to reach out to file-sharers in an effort to change their habits.
Whether via high-profile publicity lawsuits or a simple email, it's hoped that by letting people know they aren't anonymous, they'll stop pirating and buy more content instead.
Traditionally, most ISPs haven't been that keen on passing infringement notices on. However, the BMG v Cox lawsuit seems to have made a big difference, with a growing number of ISPs now visibly warning their users that they operate a repeat infringer policy.
But perhaps the big question is how seriously users take these warnings because – let's face it – that's the entire point of their existence.
Sixty-five thousand five hundred thirty-five but if they sent one more I'd start again.
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/how-many-piracy-warnings-would-get-you-to-stop-180422/
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:18AM (5 children)
A "Troll" for paying for things? Is this really what has become of our culture? I work hard for a living and I can spend my money anyway I see fit, and that includes paying for music or movies or whatever entertainment I choose to consume.
(Score: 3, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:32AM (4 children)
Not a troll for paying for "things". Maybe a troll for paying for imaginary property, and for conforming to all the DRM hoops imposed on you. Unless . . . you're just another shill. There are plenty of those around!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:46AM (3 children)
A troll for paying for content? Music is not imaginary. Movies are not imaginary. And anyone who would dare to comment that they pay for content must be a shill? Don't you mean anyone who disagrees with your practice of not paying for content is a shill? You proudly shout from the rooftops that you don't pay for content, and voicing that opinion is fine, but claiming to pay for content means I am a shill?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday April 24 2018, @02:55AM (2 children)
Have you tipped any artists, lately? I have.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by MostCynical on Tuesday April 24 2018, @03:14AM
I tip by attending gigs/performances, and buying merchandise.
I buy music from artist's sites, directly, or from the band, at the gig.
My money goes to the artist, not "the record company"
I buy cds and rip them to whatever format I need.. FLAC, mp3, whatever.
Record companies had a place, before internet created instant, worldwide sharing
They still have a place, but only because they are part of the "traditional media" controlling radio stations.
Apple and Google are just the same, pretending you can't have promotion without "help"
People are, unfortunatley, lazy and things like itunes make it easy to get alot of music.
Alot of the good stuff requires .. active looking, and reading. If someone (review/blog/whatever) says "this band/songs sounds like (band you've never heard of)", then you can go and check them out.
Word-of-mouth works as well on the internet as on the street... and then you can find new stuff, and, again, buy straight from the band.
No need for any record companies; lots of performers have realised this, so we are seeing the death throes (it will take years, and they won't go away - too many consumers are, as I said, lazy)
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday April 24 2018, @03:32AM
I tip everyone, from the counter girl at the deli, to any waitstaff (including the local restaurants were I eat for free), to my mechanic, to the landscapers who make sure I've left for the morning before starting up their noisy machines, to the local youth sports teams that collect money or have car washes, to my mail carrier and UPS driver and FedEx driver at Christmas, and everyone in between. And that includes any local band I see or a donation to any local playhouse I visit.