Audiogalaxy is definitely down????

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Sodomy&Lust

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Originally posted by Lord Horb
ha ha ha that's what you get for sucking all the music illegally and therefore ruining the music business and destroying all the good bands and making them poor people and all that!!!! :p:p:p
;):D:D:D;)


Using those kind of servers will make us more music-hungry when we have more money (when I don't have the need to beg my parents for a few euros, i.e. :) ).

Here in Spain there's a campaign against copying CD's, saying that you're gonna kill music and bullshit like that. The benefits of the live gigs in Spain last year have been really bigger than years before, and the same must be happenning in others countries, but they don't even mention that fact in the campaign.

But let's hope that yesterday's failure was a temporary one. LONG LIVE AUDIOGALAXY!!! (but despite Audiogalaxy, I'll go on spending all my money in music....reserving a few coins for alcohol :) )
 

Lord Horb

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@kschpät: hey, co-founder sounds better than member... I'll change that too (if you don't mind...)


@S&L: well, when Napster was still alive I also downloaded quite a few songs from there... so I'd do the same with Audiogalaxy if I only could... but I never harmed the music industry because I just downloaded a couple od songs of a band... and if they were good I'd get the album (and I know lots of you do the same)... HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDE!!!! :D:D:D


anyway, I heard that it AG is working right now again... maybe it was just having temporary problems?!
 
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xpet

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@ Horb
of course I don´t mind, who elso could be a co-founder than you and me? :D But I´m really wondering why we dont have more members... :D :D :D
 

Lordwalter

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As soon as I heard about the problem with the AUDIOGALAXY Service I tried it out. My first reaction was: FUCK!!
I don´t know what will happen to this service. I only hope they will start offering the Songs again!

In the meanwhile I´m trying with KazaA. But this is bullshit if you compare this service with the AUDIOGALAXY one.

Metal Cheers!
 

scareall

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Here is the official deal with Audiogalaxy: RIAA, NMPA Reach Settlement With Audiogalaxy.com
Recording Industry Association of America, National Music Publishers’ Association Reach Settlement with Audiogalaxy.com

New York, NY, June 17, 2002 – The recording industry, music publishers and songwriters announced today that they have reached an out-of-court settlement with Audiogalaxy.com, the Napster-like clone, which requires Audiogalaxy to stop the infringement of copyrighted works on their peer-to-peer network.

The agreement follows a lawsuit filed in late May accusing Audiogalaxy of facilitating and encouraging widespread copyright infringement – a last resort step after repeated efforts to warn the firm of their liability were ignored or resulted in ineffective attempts to fix the problem. The suit was brought by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on behalf of its member labels, and the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), on behalf of the music publisher principals of its licensing affiliate, The Harry Fox Agency, Inc.

The settlement reached would allow Audiogalaxy to operate a "filter-in" system, which requires that for any music available, the songwriter, music publisher, and/or recording company must first consent to the use and sharing of the work. The other key provision of the agreement is for Audiogalaxy to pay the music publishers and recording industry a substantial sum based on Audiogalaxy's assets and interest in resolving this case quickly.

"We are pleased to settle this case quickly. This is a victory for everyone who cares about protecting the value of music," said Hilary Rosen, Chairman and CEO of the RIAA. "This should serve as a wake-up call to the other networks that facilitate unauthorized copying. The responsibility for implementing systems that allow for the authorized use of copyrighted works rests squarely on the shoulders of the peer-to-peer network."

"The message is clear – there is no place on the Internet for services that exploit creators' work without fair compensation," added Edward P. Murphy, President and CEO, NMPA. "Such services hurt creators and hurt the legitimate Internet businesses that wish to comply with the law and compensate the creators. The swift resolution of this matter is thus a double victory that creators and legitimate Internet businesses should join in hailing." (more)

Audiogalaxy.com, based in Austin, Texas, was one of the more heavily trafficked file-sharing websites.

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the U.S. recording industry. Its mission is to foster a business and legal climate that supports and promotes our members' creative and financial vitality. Its members are the record companies that comprise the most vibrant national music industry in the world. RIAA® members create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States.

In support of this mission, the RIAA works to protect intellectual property rights worldwide and the First Amendment rights of artists; conduct consumer industry and technical research; and monitor and review - - state and federal laws, regulations and policies. The RIAA® also certifies Gold®, Platinum®, Multi-Platinum™, and Diamond sales awards, Los Premios De Oro y Platino™, an award celebrating Latin music sales.

The National Music Publishers’ Association, Inc., founded in 1917, works to protect and advance the interests of the music publishing industry. With over 900 members, the NMPA represents the most important and influential music publishing firms throughout the United States.

The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. provides an information source, clearing house and monitoring service for licensing musical copyrights, and acts as licensing agent for more than 27,000 music publisher principals, who in turn represent the interests of more than 160,000 songwriters. Besides the core business functions of licensing, collections and distribution of royalties, HFA conducts periodic record company and other user audits on behalf of its principals. HFA is the licensing affiliate of the National Music Publishers’ Association