Isohunt, DRM, and All That RIAA Shit.
Monday, April 02, 2007
For those of you who still spend money on media, this may be a bit of a surprise, but tons of people are saving a buck by illegally downloading content. Movies, music, games, applications, books, you name it. If you can put it on a computer you can get it.
But this short blurb doesn't really have much to do with what you can get. Its who you're getting it from. Everybody remembers Morpheus, Napster, and Limewire. All those programs are bullshit compared to the numerous bittorrent clients available now. Essentially the way it works, is the more people that are downloading, or hosting the file, the faster you download. So if what you want is popular (like... for example... 300 in HD quality), you're in luck, and you might be able to download it in under 2-3 hours. I've downloaded albums in under 2 minutes.
What do I use? A client called Bitlord and a search site called isoHunt. I recommend both for the aspiring media pirate.
But why write this article? Because pirates are winning. The RIAA was all suing the shit out of everyone, and the concept of DRM (Digital Rights Media) was being slapped on everything. But suddenly, everything did a complete 180. iTunes is dropping DRM, and Zune (Microsoft) is soon to follow suit. Furthermore, headlines about the MPAA selling record numbers of DVDs, and the reviews of the rising popularity is demolishing the argument that media piracy steals money out of artists pockets.
Apparently, people don't just like the content or the idea. This all suggests... oh god... that people like THINGS they can touch and hold?! Who would have thought..?
Posted byJoe at 6:12 PM
Its easy for Apple to want DRM free music, Apple makes its money by selling iPods. Where does this leave the record label?
The reason I mentioned it was because contrary to what one would believe, with piracy flourishing, CD sales have gone UP in general. One might suffer more than another, but the fact is, compact disc sales are UP and still climbing, so piracy really ain't hurting anything much.