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Dexter	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 8:30 PM In the past few days songs by Joe Budden, Eminem, Nivea + Lil Jon & YoungBloodz, Aaliyah, Hilary Duff, 50 Cent, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mr. Hyde, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Zebraheads, Jessica Simpson, Wayne Wonder, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Stacie Orrico, Wheatus, Luniz, Black Eyed Peas, The Game, Norah Jones, Kevin Little + Mad, Amerie, Talib Kweli, Santana, Monica, One Voice, Bow Wow + Baby, Nasty Boy Nick, B2K, Marques Houston, Mary J. Blige, Lyfe Jennings, Beyonce, Devotion, Katrina & The Waves, Case, Foxy Brown, CoCo Lee, Common, Teena Marie, Hi-Tek, Nas, Really Doe, Marco Hernandez, Robin Thicke, India Arie, Kelly Rowland, Chris Brown, Jay-Z, DJ Mystic, Kelly Clarkson, Big L, Mya, Nu Flavor, Trina, Tweet, Trick Daddy and KeKe Wyatt have been deleted As my mother used to say, "be sure your sins will find you out!" All files uploaded to the DMusic servers must be original content created or controlled by the person uploading the files, or have the permission of the copyright owner. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in your account being frozen and /or removed. This is in addition to whatever action the copyright holder may wish to bring
hantu	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 10:16 PM What if you use the copyrighted vocals on your own music? a remix if ya like. Or if you use the copyrighted music but with your own vocals on? It seems obvious that both would be a "NO!", but the second one is quite common.
HalloweenBat...	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 10:18 PM dam some good artist choices
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 2, 2006 @ 10:46 PM I guess the old ipods were getting a bit full
Opossum	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:10 AM I guess when people read "upload your music", they misunderstand? Rather odd.
evansorchid	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:22 AM Why would anyone want to claim anything by Jessica Simpson as their own?
imemine	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:26 AM I claim Jessica Simpson as my own!
evansorchid	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:41 AM The mail-order blow-up dolls don't count, Ime.
imemine	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 12:44 AM Dammit!
TameasDust	Date: October 3, 2006 @ 3:50 PM covers and karaoke interesting
TameasDust	Date: October 4, 2006 @ 9:38 PM we have a topic?
SimonCowell	Date: October 5, 2006 @ 7:55 AM You forgot to mention Barry Manilow and Menudo!
Saint	Date: October 5, 2006 @ 7:56 AM are you talking to yourself in 3rd person now?
Dexter	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 6:28 PM She might be...
Dexter	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 7:35 PM Deletions in the past 24 hours: JoJo, Hoobastank, N'Sync, DJ Shadow, Mos Def, Morodo + BDF + Roberto Sanchez, Yung Wun, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Ideal, Laroo, Da Sneak, Aman Hayer, Chingy, Kevin Lyttle, IBU, Thuy Hang, O-Town, Joe, Mr. Cheeks, Levert + Sweat + Gill, Mashonda, The Game and Bonobo!
panicstrickin	Date: October 8, 2006 @ 11:39 PM Ok, it is probly the lack of brain cells but I am confused.....(to many bong hits as a child) I have a couple of tunes that I covered from other bands, but it is ALL me....is that a no no? I just figured it was like playing covers live at a bar.....
aflunky	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 12:24 AM From the FAQ Q: Am I allowed to upload music that includes samples? A:Yes, as long as you have permission to use them from the party that holds the copyrights. Q: Am I allowed to upload covers? Yes, DMusic has licenses that allows our artists to do that. Ah fuck, I just dug myself in a hole.....
ShadowMom	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 12:44 AM Yes, you can upload covers, just label them as such.. and aflunky get out of that hole. Now.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:37 AM Samples that are included in software programs such as Acid, FL, e-jay etc and sample CD/DVD's that you purchase (such as Bigfish audio's libraries http://www.bigfishaudio.com/4DCGI/index.html) are usually free from copyright and usable in works for pleasure or commercial use. (but read the disclaimer first) Be careful of using samples and loops downloaded from the internet, as this may be sampling someone else's work without permission (just like RH notices people uploading commercial mp3s here). Not everything in the public domain should be in the public domain !
hantu	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:49 AM Here you go RH, another one you may want to consider deleting - http://sham.dmusic.com/music/comments/276788
hantu	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:50 AM They did actually give me permission, but that was in a dream while sippin on some tea. So i don't think that counts
Dexter	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 6:36 AM All those deletions weren't tracks using samples They were 100% somebody else's work Copyright was not owned by any of the users! Those are the tracks I'm after... TTFN.
hantu	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 8:20 AM And there is no one to deal with the half copied stuff? i'm safe?
Dexter	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 8:30 AM
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 1:41 PM rh, I understand that the priority is for blatant uploading of copyrighted SONGS and rightly so . I am just giving a little extra information about the use of samples.... I constantly see the drum intro from 'When The Levee Breaks' by Led Zeppelin on sample sites and hear it in compositions (it is a cool drum riff after all) but I've read several articles/interviews with Jimmy Page in guitarist or music magazines and he goes after people using Led Zep samples with a vengence, he usually gets people to either a) drop the sample or b) pay him royalties and he has sued several people successfully. Page/Led Zep have been successfully sued for copyright breach and ripping off other people's songs before too, which he admits did go on, so he figures that if that's OK, if's OK for him to sue people breaching his copyright.
hantu	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:12 PM So what your saying is i should find someone to sue in preperation for when i get sued kewl!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:14 PM
Opossum	Date: October 9, 2006 @ 2:23 PM Why am I thinking of Perry Mason right now? The theme music as well. Da-duuuh-da-DUT...
Dexter	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 9:50 PM Artists deleted in the past 36 hours include Alexz Johns, Twista, N.E.R.D., Missy Elliot, 50 Cent, M.O.P., Brian McKnight, The Diplomats, Omarion, Jadakiss, Mario, T.I., Color Me Badd, Houston, Corey Williams, Mario Vasquez, Obie Trice, Busta Rhymes, Mariah Carey, Faith Evans, Tamar Braxton, Cuban Link, Nicole Ray, Mac Dre, 112, One Voice, K-Ci & JoJo, Big Kuntry, Lil Scrappy, David Banner, 8 Ball & MJG, Daz Dillinger, DMX, Lil Jon, Stevie B and Frankie J!
GeneHilbert	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 10:00 PM Damn.......
TameasDust	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 10:26 PM What I wanna know is whose hole Aflunky is in
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 11:05 PM Buy the sample CDs, with all mine i don't have to give credit to the creators.... Although I am kinda scared now because I used an X-MEN sample in one of my old tunes... consigns it to the personal archives for all time
HalloweenBat...	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 11:52 PM that was a close one...^^
HalloweenBat...	Date: October 12, 2006 @ 11:53 PM mos def.. m.o.p.!! crazyness
Doged	Date: October 14, 2006 @ 10:01 PM I know other MC'z. Can posted link...Need?
ShadowMom	Date: October 14, 2006 @ 10:23 PM
Dexter	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 4:24 AM If anybody comes across a song that breaks the rules Doged, they can click on the Report Song As Policy Violation link located under each song. I or somedy else will take it from there
RoboticJoe	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 5:53 AM What About Mash-Up & SplatterBreak. Alot of Breakcore uses cd ripped and movie samples too. CD Ripped samples kick ass, you just have to know how to destroy & destort them properly a.k.a. Sound Forge 7.0 & Fruity Loops 6.0 FL WaveShaper. Almost all of my tracks have one or more movie samples in it. I don't expect pay or Don't intend to sell my music so is that still considerd copywrite violations...& Since when did dmusic give a shit about the RIAA. I thought you were all about Anti-Riaa. I fucking hate em'. So regarding samples I'll use what ever the fuck I want because that's my freedom of speech and creativity.
Dexter	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 6:05 AM DMusic hosts the Boycott RIAA website http://www.boycottriaa.com/ So a lot of people here don't like them either, but that's not a requisite of joining DM What DMusic does care about is breaking the law and maintaining this site as a platform for independent musicians On 2nd Oct 2009, rhthesinner said: All files uploaded to the DMusic servers must be original content created or controlled by the person uploading the files, or have the permission of the copyright owner. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in your account being frozen and /or removed. This is in addition to whatever action the copyright holder may wish to bring That has been one of DM's rules for as long as I have been here and more than likely before. I am only upholding this TTFN!
aflunky	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 9:36 AM To add-on to RH's last post, Though DM as a community generally opposes the RIAA, I'm pretty sure the last thing we need is for them to start eyeballing us, calling us copywrite infringers and threatening lawsuits. For a community who does oppose the RIAA, I'm surprised we've stayed off their radar for so long..... ....ok, my imagination is going wild right now so bear with me..... ...Imagine this; RIAA notices thier music being uploaded onto DMusic. They sick their lawyers on us accusing the site of being Pirate who infringe on their music disguised as an indie site. Sue the Hell out of us to the point where Leflaw can no longer keep the site, then, just like MP3.com, the RIAA take over DMusic and change the Terms of Agreement to where everything you upload is their property. Suddenly Aflunky albums hit the record stores going multi-platinum and making millions... ...And I don't see a dime of it Excuse me while I take all my songs off the site!
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 9:43 AM the RIAA this site has been around for years and artists have been using samples in their songs just as long... and, touch wood, nobody has come gatecrashing the party... or maybe they're just waiting for us to go stellar? either way, very few "artists" sue for a small loop of a song, more likely the labels themselves, who get nothing from an indie really, because we dont make even a fraction of a commercial star, so we have nothing to "steal". and not that many rappers should feel threatened... rap music backgrounds have been ripping off other genres for a long time, its swings and roundabouts there, for any rapper to be sued for ripping a backing track makes as much sense as Dr. Dre doing classical.
zedsalt	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 10:57 AM To answer RoboticJoe's question: In the U.S., whoever creates the work is considered the copyright holder as soon as the work is "put into durable form" (written down, recorded, drawn, painted, photographed, etc.), and whether or not someone other than the copyright holder makes ANY money off of it MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE WHATSOEVER. O.k., that might be overstating things a bit. After all, if the copyright holder never finds out that someone has violated their copyright, they obviously aren't going to sue. And I can't help but think that someone would be much more likely to pursue legal action if they found out that someone else was making money off his/her/their work. But the legal standard is "making the work available to a group larger than a reasonably-sized circle of friends and family". What constitutes a group of that size is up to each judge in each case. Another thing that's left up to each judge is the allowable length of a sample or a quote. In music, the unwritten rule has been two measures for a musical "quote" (say, working a couple bars of JJ Cale's "Cocaine" into a tune about a cokehead), but actual SAMPLES have been found to be in violation when they were MUCH shorter. The safest path is to keep it brief, and if at all possible, perform it yourself.
ShadowMom	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 2:54 PM He had a question? It looked more like a to me, but just to keep it short... DMusic is anti-RIAA. If you've ever visited Boycott-RIAA you would know that. And yes, if we find you in violation of the TOS, which you agreed to when you joined, we will delete your music. Covers are okay, samples require the permission of the copyright holder. It's that simple.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 3:26 PM Hey RoboticJoe calm down !! The likelihood of being sued for copyright breach is next to zero - as long as your release isn't going to be a commercial hit and even then, if you ask for permission to use, it's usually granted especially if just an incidental soundbite - it's when your samples become the main backbeat or hook of a song and you make a lot of money off someone else's back that the copyright holder comes calling for their cut. However, technically speaking, zed's answer is correct. If you don't want to give a fuck then that's your business, no one is saying stop, just that the POSSIBILITY exists to be challenged for copyright breach. As an educational comment because many people don't have a clue about copyright until the sh*t hits the fan.
Doged	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 3:45 PM On 15th Oct 2009, rhthesinner said: If anybody comes across a song that breaks the rules Doged, they can click on the Report Song As Policy Violation link located under each song. I or somedy else will take it from there have some track where haven't Infringement of the rights
Dexter	Date: October 15, 2006 @ 8:10 PM I'm a busy Doged So report any concerns you have via the method you just quoted
Doged	Date: October 16, 2006 @ 6:58 AM clearly
Dexter	Date: October 16, 2006 @ 7:45 AM for your input Doged ( ) Artists deleted this morning include D2B, Christina Milian, Twista, Fountains Of Wayne, Mase, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, 50 Cent, Move, Phantom Planet, B2K, Freeway, Goldfinger, Kelly Rowland, Aaliyah, IMX, Angie Martinez, JoJo and Soluna!
RoboticJoe	Date: October 16, 2006 @ 12:37 PM I'm interstead to know why people would actually put up music by others on there dmusic page. I mean is it just me or isn't that why p2p networks are for. Unless it is mash-up. This site is not p2p network. When i was talking before i was simply stateing that cd ripped samples and movie samples kick ass & should not be considerd copywrite infrigments and if they are well then the record industry and movie industry should be in as much trouble as the general public for purposely shoveing loops and annoying rythums that play over and over agian & commercialism bullshit that gets shoved in our faces for years. V for Vendetta!!!!!!!!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 17, 2006 @ 12:09 AM people upload stuff here because they think they can get away with it, mp3's take up HDD space and IPOD space etc. RH usually gets 'em Samples - plenty of people have sued, MC Hammer was sued for using Rick James' superfreak groove as the main focus in 'You Can't Touch This' and lots of other examples - if you're just doing it for fun then nothing will happen but if you're making money, then the people you're sampling will want at minimum a clear labelled credit on your song or a cut of the profits. Usually with soundbites, just a credit if sufficient but if you take a hook from someone else's song and rework it then they claim their artistic and intellectual rights are being infringed...
Opossum	Date: October 17, 2006 @ 12:42 AM And on a side note: "Wild Side of Life" "Great Speckled Bird" "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes" "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" are all the same tune. Every now and then my dad got mixed up and sang a few of the wrong lyrics to one. Haha.
zedsalt	Date: October 17, 2006 @ 11:21 AM "...if you're just doing it for fun then nothing will happen..." I wonder how many people are going to be making payments for the rest of their lives because of that belief. One effect that the internet has had is that these morons are MUCH more likely to get caught. The administrators here are doing them a tremendous favor by ferreting these violations out and eliminating them.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 17, 2006 @ 1:47 PM OK, sweeping generalization alert with 'nothing will happen', less likely to happen is probably more accurate but you're right Zed, you play with fire enough times then sometime you're gonna get burned...
Dexter	Date: October 17, 2006 @ 9:13 PM Artists deleted today include Kevin Little & Mad, Jin, Lloyd Banks, G-Unit, The Game, Stat Quo, Petey Pablo, Fabolous, Young Buck, Joe Budden, Jay-Z, Rockell, Marques Houston, T.I., Canibus, Monica, Kanye West, Do Or Die, Lil C, Eddie Griffin, Tamia, Twista, Trina, Khia, Ludacris, Young Gatt, Honeyz, 50 Cent, 2Pac and Jenifer Lopez!
InsaneWayne	Date: October 20, 2006 @ 7:57 PM Cover tunes that are posted for free (no profit to the poster/Dmusician) seem to come under the same licence as a bar/tavern... okay, coolness. Id like to thank Leflaw for paying for this licence... What if the sample used in an otherwise original work is also posted for free? Wouldnt the same licence cover this? If I were a lawyer Id argue it out in court. How ever I dont use samples... so I get lost on that issue. I am more concerned with right and wrong then with the letter of the law. Just as I am more concerned with independant music then the boycotted RIAA. "...Imagine this; RIAA notices thier music being uploaded onto DMusic. They sick their lawyers on us accusing the site of being Pirate who infringe on their music disguised as an indie site. Sue the Hell out of us to the point where Leflaw can no longer keep the site, then, just like MP3.com, the RIAA take over DMusic and "... Imagine sneaking onto a ship and dumping out the tea, the government declaring you a pirate for stealing a slave ship and freeing the people onboard, signing a legal document to piss off, deify, challenge and claim indepandance from your government then fighting with your life to defend that indepandance. Yeah my Great-Great Grandfather raised some hell in the '70s (1770s ) and you can read his handwritting on the parchment still today. I have faith that Leflaw has prepared for the RIAA's pending attack. and sooo many uploads of RIAA-owned music leaves me wondering if it isnt the RIAA doing such just to start shit. Its 100% legal for a website to keep track of the IP addy of visitors and uploaders. I wonder where all the Mtv video rips at YouTube came from?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 20, 2006 @ 8:24 PM Samples are different to covers as covers mean you took somone's musical ideas but you did the performance, sampling is taking an element of someone else's performance and unless it's a royalty free sample, you are at risk of legal action even if that work is posted for free etc. See zedsalts' earlier post, just because it's free doesn't protect you, it makes your chances of being found out significantly less. The only exception is 'public domain' stuff (stuff that is like 50 years old or more) where copyright has expired. public domain does not mean 'on the internet' as some people believe. Ask for permission - most independent artists have no problems with samples of their work being used, and if you're sampling tv or video shows etc. they often don't mind if it's for non-commercial purposes, but check first and give them a credit on the song and you're covered.
Jazzmary2U	Date: October 20, 2006 @ 11:18 PM I have one cover tune on my new CD, (my arrangement) and I have plans to sell the download. I have also obtained the licences for CD mechanicals and digital distribution/purchase for the song from Harry Fox. That is OK, isn't it?
Jazzmary2U	Date: October 20, 2006 @ 11:19 PM Don't the download stores require licensing as well, if you do covers?
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 21, 2006 @ 12:14 AM Yes (to both). Harry Fox is responsible for licenses for certain artists and will deal with them getting royalties. So as long as you fulfil any obligations regarding those licenses you will be fine.
twodimensional	Date: October 21, 2006 @ 11:34 PM Why are almost 100% of the illegally uploaded songs rap & hip hop?
hantu	Date: October 21, 2006 @ 11:37 PM Because those are the ones that have been uploaded
Dexter	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 8:48 AM Artists deleted in the past few days include 2Pac, Banda Cuisillos, Servando Y Florentino, Knoc-Turn'al, Makavelli, Talib Kweli, Soulive, Marilyn Manson and N.E.R.D.!
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 9:25 AM The fact that they don't even ATTEMPT to be inconspicuous, they just use a famous artists name is just a hoot, like those dumb criminal shows you see, it's not even a challenge for RH to get ya..
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 10:56 AM He gets much more than just one genre, a lot more... the hip-hop genre has the majority of the illegal uploads reported or found so far, even after you take into consideration the amount of songs in it compared to other genres, it's still the biggest area. that's not to say it's all there, not by a long shot... have found commercial dance tunes in electronic as well as classical pieces in recent months.
ShadowMom	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 1:13 PM The fact is, they DO attempt to slip under the radar; they don't usually use the real artist's name, they just upload it as their own. But Rh's radar is excellent, so anybody with illegal music ought to delete it NOW, before he gets around to you. It will be much less painful. And it may save your artist page.
InsaneWayne	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 1:52 PM I completely believe it could be RIAA PsyOps tactics. Uploading copyrighted songs so that they CAN sue. Simular to the hired RIAA spiners who hang out at blogs to further RIAA propraganda. Track IPs, this is war. The strange thing is, if Angus Young joined Dmusic, he couldnt legally upload his own music
ShadowMom	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 3:24 PM That's right... sign on their dotted line, and it's theirs.
Dexter	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 6:04 PM Buzz is right ( You might want to get a screen shot of that remark! ) A lot of users I guess hide it in that genre because it is so vast I am concentrating on the hip-hop genre at the moment, purely for that reason. Close to 40 pages have been deleted in the past few weeks. But I don't want people to I'm picking on hip-hop artists Not all the deletions there have been of the genre. I have found everything from metal to easy listening! A lot of the deletions have been on pages belonging to non-subscribers with multiple artist accounts I don't mean 2 or 3 I'm talking lots of double figures here. The most on one page being 43! I have been sorting these on my rule breaking uploads travels too It may surprise you all to know that the Bluegrass section was rife! TTFN.
aflunky	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 6:04 PM What if I did a collab with say... Britney Spears.... Her contract has been up for a while. (not likely going to happen)Or is Briney Made an account with new music? What then?
Dexter	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 6:10 PM If she had no contract with anyone and you owned the copyright, then you'd be fine
aflunky	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 6:12 PM what is she owned the copywrite and made an account here?
Dexter	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 6:26 PM Didn't I just answer that?
Dexter	Date: October 22, 2006 @ 7:50 PM On 21st Oct 2009, twodimensional said: Why are almost 100% of the illegally uploaded songs rap & hip hop? It would appear to be the case from this thread But I have been deleting rule breaking uploads on and off for the past couple of years. Artists that don't fit into the hip-hop genre that I have deleted include Blink 182, Marilyn Manson, Menudo, Boyzone, McFly, The Muppets, Oasis, Cream, Motion City Soundtrack, Jimmy Eats World, Crazy Frog, Dead Or Alive and Aphex Twin to name but a few
Dexter	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 6:42 PM Artists deleted today include Alien Ant Farm, Shakira, McFly, Cunninlynguists, Vitamin C, Aaliyah, Nivea, Shawn Desman, Rascalz, Apache Indian, Ice Cube, Gurdas Maan, Kamaal Heer, Apna Sangeet, Karmjit Amnol, Appa Dowey, Panjabi MC and Selena!
hantu	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 6:46 PM Panjabi MC - LOL
Dexter	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 6:46 PM
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 7:11 PM Cunninlynguists
Dexter	Date: October 23, 2006 @ 8:16 PM Is that a bit of parsley between your teeth Buzz?
PrincessTast...	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 9:48 AM Is Van Morrison a member of dmusic? I've noticed "Brown-Eyed Girl" shows up on the dmusic mix CDs.
PrincessTast...	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 9:49 AM Is Van Morrison a member of dmusic? I've noticed "Brown-Eyed Girl" shows up on the dmusic mix CDs.
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 10:06 AM It's part of Leflaw's 'Lost Gold' record label, he owns the rights to certain recordings by Van Morrison, ditto Patsy Cline, Bob Gallo and others...
HalloweenBat...	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 10:40 AM On 21st Oct 2009, twodimensional said: Why are almost 100% of the illegally uploaded songs rap & hip hop? the majority of this sites users are hip hop... and its only like 75%
LiQuidMetamo...	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 1:46 PM It's true but people making music in other genres tend to dominate the interaction on the community shoutbox and the forum pages for some strange reason...don't people who like hip hop have opinions on cheese or muffins or sandwiches too ???
JesseSpillane	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 7:16 PM Could it be that some illegal mp3 sites are running scripts to automatically create accounts here and upload content so they can leech off it on their sites without worry of bandwidth consumption? I knew someone who ran a file upload service who eventually closed down because he got sick of deleting the illegal mp3s uploaded by other sites leeching off of him. Perhaps you could look to see if the downloads of these come from outside sources (ie: the referers come from randomMP3site.com)
Dexter	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 7:23 PM I don't know how much of a possibility that is You'd have to ask one of the clever guys! Most of the time there's just one or two tracks a page. Occasionally it gets close to double figures I haven't notice a pattern as such. It all appears random. Across all genres. The only common denominator is that a lot of the pages I find them on are old and / or inactive. TTFN.
JesseSpillane	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 8:04 PM Oh. I was under the impression that this was a new trend. Ignore me.
Dexter	Date: October 24, 2006 @ 8:10 PM Depends what you mean by new I've been deleting on and off for 2 years now here. A number of these tracks date from before then and I'm sure there are some here from when the site began
ShadowDad	Date: October 25, 2006 @ 6:28 AM Are you the only one that does this?
ShadowMom	Date: October 25, 2006 @ 8:19 AM We can all delete illegal music. And we do when we find it, with a vengeance. Rh is just very good at it... very very good.
ShadowDad	Date: October 25, 2006 @ 9:13 AM that star has a crocked spin
Dexter	Date: October 25, 2006 @ 9:29 AM Artists deleted today ( before lunch! ) include Rupee, Smilez & Southstar, Donell Jones, ATL, T.I., Krayzie Bone, Xzibit, DJ Whoo Kid, 2Pac, Bagman, Pixies, Twista, Nivea, Tony Sunshine, Alicia Keyes, TLC, Lil Jon, Young Bloodz, 5150, Mariah Carey, Coco Lee, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Lil Wayne, JS, Nas, Jay-Z, Musafir, Kanye West, Michael Jackson, Do Or Die, Ja Rule, Soul For Real, Promatic, Avant, Nu Flavor, Nick Lachey, Really Doe and the Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gerald Schwarz!
GeneHilbert	Date: October 25, 2006 @ 10:10 AM Damn.....
ChillinBuzz	Date: October 26, 2006 @ 7:50 PM Jesse, site referring only really works in any capacity if someone follows a link from another site, then we can see which site referred us. As for the illegal uploads, that's pretty much in the domain of a user, I've not come across an automated system for doing this although I know it was possible (can't see it now, seeing as even normal users have trouble uploading ) but for every method we create to get them, they find new methods to beat us... but their time will come, eventually... it may get to a point when laws may one day work in our favour, as they do for majors, in pinpointing the serial abusers and sending them a nice letter to their homes courtesy of their ISP, telling them they've been distributing copyrighted material. Fuck it, if it works for them, let's do anything we can to stop people putting this site at risk by posting the major label filth here.
JesseSpillane	Date: October 27, 2006 @ 12:49 AM I was thinking about referrals because it seemed to me that people would upload the illegal tracks to link to them from other sites to save bandwidth. I was kind of in conspiracy mode anyway. I suppose for most cases that would be unlikely. However, I'm sure someone is going to come around sometime. Perhaps as a guard against this activity in the future don't allow deep linking. If I remember right, you guys do allow this. Scripts are quite unlikely, but very possible. Those spambots can be pretty clever (and annoying). I suppose a more likely target to this sort of activity would be one of the billion filehosts out there. Much simplier of a target. Many of them don't even need an account to upload.
Jazzmary2U	Date: October 27, 2006 @ 6:57 PM the Seattle Symphony Orchestra?!??
Dexter	Date: October 27, 2006 @ 7:17 PM Indeed! And I had great pleasure dismissing Nick Lachey!

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