Comments on: Copyright infringement mails http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/ The admins speak... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:26:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Bernie http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-69076 Bernie Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:36:10 +0000 #comment-69076 I loath the way record companies have stolen from artists in the past and I'm hoping that the internet will become a way for bands like Babe Ruth to survive and perhaps make some money. The concept has been been proven with the likes of Trent Reznor having great success with his latest album. Sadly there are so many tales of musicians left with no money from unscrupulous deals and now for bands to be ripped off by their own fans is appalling. I just bought the Que Pasa album and It's absolutely fantastic. I would be more than happy to pay double the amount or more for a lossless, less compressed version as well. I have to say thanks to Dave, Janita and the rest of the band, hearing you again and in such good form is bloody marvellous. Best wishes and success to you. Bernie Cavanagh I loath the way record companies have stolen from artists in the past and I’m hoping that the internet will become a way for bands like Babe Ruth to survive and perhaps make some money. The concept has been been proven with the likes of Trent Reznor having great success with his latest album.
Sadly there are so many tales of musicians left with no money from unscrupulous deals and now for bands to be ripped off by their own fans is appalling.
I just bought the Que Pasa album and It’s absolutely fantastic. I would be more than happy to pay double the amount or more for a lossless, less compressed version as well.
I have to say thanks to Dave, Janita and the rest of the band, hearing you again and in such good form is bloody marvellous.

Best wishes and success to you.
Bernie Cavanagh

]]> By: janita http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-55115 janita Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:08:51 +0000 #comment-55115 Hi everyone Janita Haan here.. felt sick to my stomach when Dave found this.... know it goes on.... so really shouldn't be surprised but it felt as if we had been robbed ...someone climbing in the window and taking away something most precious to us... Dave is right.... it took us a long time to record it as a huge thanks to all of you who had kept our music alive for so many years.... and it was a huge labour of love on our part... feel disappointed and very sad..... a few of you out there who made the seed and leeched.... maybe you think you are doing the world a service.... but as Dave Punshon our 'keys' pointed out... you haved robbed us...you have no idea of the hours that we worked not being paid but forking out because we wanted to .. the money that comes in helps to keep the site up and running....too..... It has been taken off now .... but we will have to be diligent.... to see if it turns up anywhere else... whoever reads this .... please cut us a break and leave Que Pasa alone.... with every good wish Janita singer Babe Ruth Band Hi everyone

Janita Haan here.. felt sick to my stomach when Dave found this…. know it goes on…. so really shouldn’t be surprised but it felt as if we had been robbed …someone climbing in the window and taking away something most precious to us… Dave is right…. it took us a long time to record it as a huge thanks to all of you who had kept our music alive for so many years…. and it was a huge labour of love on our part…

feel disappointed and very sad….. a few of you out there who made the seed and leeched…. maybe you think you are doing the world a service…. but as Dave Punshon our ‘keys’ pointed out… you haved robbed us…you have no idea of the hours that we worked not being paid but forking out because we wanted to .. the money that comes in helps to keep the site up and running….too…..

It has been taken off now …. but we will have to be diligent…. to see if it turns up anywhere else…

whoever reads this …. please cut us a break and leave Que Pasa alone….

with every good wish

Janita singer
Babe Ruth Band

]]> By: Dave Punshon http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-55038 Dave Punshon Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:53:19 +0000 #comment-55038 I understand peoples' gripe with the big ol' record industry. As the keyboard player of 'Babe Ruth' I'm only too well aware how EMI ripped the band off on a 4% deal' Babe Ruth have recently released our first album in years at our own hard earned expense - no record label. \we are all scraping to make a living having put our own money into the production of the music. We are not a wealthy record label and in order to produce further albums need to make some money back from the sale of Que Pasa, otherwise no more music from us. We have the album available as download from the band's website - www.baberuthband.com. Recently we noticed that the album has been downloaded 810 times through Mininova - effectively taking our sales away. We love people to enjoy our music, this is why we recorded it in the first place - but please support the little guys like us so that we are not out of pocket through supplying music - we are not EMI or Universal etc... just doing our thing in the world as musicians. We were ripped off by EMI for years and would appreciate to not be ripped off again, thanks. We're on your side. Cheers Dave Punshon - keys with Babe Ruth Band I understand peoples’ gripe with the big ol’ record industry. As the keyboard player of ‘Babe Ruth’ I’m only
too well aware how EMI ripped the band off on a 4% deal’

Babe Ruth have recently released our first album in years
at our own hard earned expense - no record label.
\we are all scraping to make a living having put our own
money into the production of the music.
We are not a wealthy record label and in order to produce further albums need to make some money back from the sale
of Que Pasa, otherwise no more music from us.
We have the album available as download from the band’s website - http://www.baberuthband.com.
Recently we noticed that the album has been downloaded 810
times through Mininova - effectively taking our sales away.
We love people to enjoy our music, this is why we recorded it in the first place - but please support the little guys like us so that we are not out of pocket through supplying
music - we are not EMI or Universal etc… just doing our thing in the world as musicians. We were ripped off by EMI for years and would appreciate to not be ripped off again, thanks. We’re on your side.

Cheers

Dave Punshon - keys with Babe Ruth Band

]]> By: bryan http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-26973 bryan Mon, 14 May 2007 14:15:36 +0000 #comment-26973 DMCA is a kangaroo act Alot of money exchanged hands when that was being proccessed, and it went all the way to thew top of the internet company's... It's people trying to get money for nothing I.e. mininova They make so much money from advertising, you'd think they would put some back into the industry there leeching off. But no they just keep it for themselfs, it's just legal piracy, i am shocked you've been abel to keep this going so long. It's all corrupt is you ask me. DMCA is a kangaroo act
Alot of money exchanged hands when that was being proccessed, and it went all the way to thew top of the internet company’s…
It’s people trying to get money for nothing
I.e. mininova
They make so much money from advertising, you’d think they would put some back into the industry there leeching off.
But no they just keep it for themselfs, it’s just legal piracy, i am shocked you’ve been abel to keep this going so long.
It’s all corrupt is you ask me.

]]> By: spritez http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4632 spritez Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:03:17 +0000 #comment-4632 also lol i beg u guys show us some the letters that pirate bay got, with the "flashy cop badge things?" lol i so wanna see dem also lol i beg u guys show us some the letters that pirate bay got, with the “flashy cop badge things?” lol i so wanna see dem

]]> By: spz http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4631 spz Fri, 28 Oct 2005 01:01:26 +0000 #comment-4631 lmfao u lot r jokerzzzzz, lol spritez lmfao u lot r jokerzzzzz, lol
spritez

]]> By: wantu2much http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4630 wantu2much Tue, 18 Oct 2005 07:20:39 +0000 #comment-4630 i do have to agree that a lot of people that download are likley not to buy it but you also have to think this as well. We have reached a whole nother group of people that normaly wouldn listen/see the movie/music that is normaly being played. i am a good example of that. firstly i normaly listen to Country, rock, and clasic rock. somtimes ill go and see somthing about an artist and download it and see if i like it if i do then ill go out and get the cd (so that i can rip it the way i want it.) and if i dont like it ill either get rid of it or keep it because it sounds Ok. i do have to agree that a lot of people that download are likley not to buy it but you also have to think this as well. We have reached a whole nother group of people that normaly wouldn listen/see the movie/music that is normaly being played. i am a good example of that. firstly i normaly listen to Country, rock, and clasic rock. somtimes ill go and see somthing about an artist and download it and see if i like it if i do then ill go out and get the cd (so that i can rip it the way i want it.) and if i dont like it ill either get rid of it or keep it because it sounds Ok.

]]> By: <3 http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4629 <3 Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:42:13 +0000 #comment-4629 SHARING IS CARING! SHARING IS CARING!

]]> By: songofthesword@gmail.com http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4628 songofthesword@gmail.com Sat, 15 Oct 2005 15:37:51 +0000 #comment-4628 this is what I dont' think they understand... It's basic Economics, and it's something that i think the Rap industry full heartly understands. 1. People who usually download items off of the interent, MORE THAN LIKELY, ALOT MORE THAN LIKELY, WEREN'T GOING TO BUY THE CD/MOVIE/SOFTWARE IN THE FIRST PLACE. If I have 500 games on my PC, you think if I didn't have the internet I would go out and buy 500 games? You can't just equate the number of downloads to the number of sales lost. 2. People like me, who download alot of underground CD's, and if I like a underground CD I like, I will BUY the REAL cd when it comes out. The Rap industry does this alot. They release Cd's that aren't out in stores on the net to let people know who you are, and when their CD's come out, people buy them. 3. I don't buy crap, and at the same time, if something is worth buying, even if I have it on my PC, I go out and buy it. If I hear a CD that I download and like, that's copyrighted, ,and I LIKE It, I go out and buy it. Same with Video Games. Same with Movies. this is what I dont’ think they understand… It’s basic Economics, and it’s something that i think the Rap industry full heartly understands.

1. People who usually download items off of the interent, MORE THAN LIKELY, ALOT MORE THAN LIKELY, WEREN’T GOING TO BUY THE CD/MOVIE/SOFTWARE IN THE FIRST PLACE. If I have 500 games on my PC, you think if I didn’t have the internet I would go out and buy 500 games? You can’t just equate the number of downloads to the number of sales lost.

2. People like me, who download alot of underground CD’s, and if I like a underground CD I like, I will BUY the REAL cd when it comes out. The Rap industry does this alot. They release Cd’s that aren’t out in stores on the net to let people know who you are, and when their CD’s come out, people buy them.

3. I don’t buy crap, and at the same time, if something is worth buying, even if I have it on my PC, I go out and buy it. If I hear a CD that I download and like, that’s copyrighted, ,and I LIKE It, I go out and buy it. Same with Video Games. Same with Movies.

]]> By: weasel & co http://blog.mininova.org/articles/2005/10/07/copyright-infringement-mails/#comment-4627 weasel & co Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:54:02 +0000 #comment-4627 hahaha nice one illacorp!! post what she replies! hahaha nice one illacorp!!
post what she replies!

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