From now on, access to digital content shall be permitted only to users that have uploaded the latter themselves.

domino effect in process

ya I actually subscribed to this service there goes all my fucking porn

i just paid for a month of service 3 days ago too fuck

@theacademy

it means people who uploaded files can download their uploaded files (aka if you put some important files online because you don't have enough hardware space)

Ok I will edit a bit.

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a lot of the links on crysis and I's blog have been deactivated...

it begins

It means that users are only permitted to access themselves.


Edit - Motherfucker my comment was too slow. Irrelevant.

I would have thought you just would have left the artist page blank on the news submit page

Filesonic got scared, I guess a $500 million law suit against megaupload didn't sound too thrilling

Next up, Mediafire stops media-ing.

The obvious workaround is to swap login credentials, but that isn't really a long term solution.

well shit.

Pfft.. there are always losses. They can't stop tah intahwebz anyway. Especially considering the whole realm outside of the "WWW" thing.

it continues. the rest will fall soon.

shame. FileSonic was a great site.

Sorry I had to shut down my site guys. I just couldn't risk having to share the prison cell with sonictheplumber, he'd just bitch about Rush and next he'd think I look like Debbie Harry in the shower.

Yeahhhh this was a shock, I had just gotten some great stuff from a Russian site the day before too.

I'll only be upset if Demonoid disappears. Remember Mininova? That was huge.

This is already changing the way that I download music, I find myself meticulously plotting in advance when I am going to download a particular album from a particular site so that I can do something productive while I wait the 1h intermission on sites such as Crocko that happens between multiple file downloads

"It means that users are only permitted to access themselves."

oh my

Fuck, if Mediafire didn't have what I was looking for, this was my backup site. Shit.

Netload is pretty legit, check that shit out.

Remember Mininova? That was huge.

Legends abound of Internet days past.

Someone will always replace it.

this sucks several scrotums. hold strong mediafire, i beliebe in you.

Gonna continue my download binge tonight. exhausted the top 100 albums of the decade list. literally downloaded around 3gb yesterday.

Why don't you just use filestube? It provides links to all file hosting sites. It's easier to find stuff if you search everywhere.

That's what I use xeno... Pretty much the shit.

Hey! We'll stil be okay as long as we have Mediafire. ;)

i dont get what the big deal is

all of BTMI's music is free anyway and why would u even bother to listen to anything else unless its like coheed or somethin

lol acad

Damage is done

I just use filestube. Brings up all the available downloads, but yea filesonic made up a big chunk of them. If mediafire goes it's gonna be tough times indeed

MediaFire is going to be fine: http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/22/mediafire-megaupload-business-model-piracy/

I find it funny that these internet censorship articles are getting posted to a site that only ever covers music news. I figured most of you people got your music on iTunes ;)

Blah

MediaFire is going to be fine: http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/22/mediafire-megaupload-business-model-piracy/

DevBeat ahahahahahahahahahaa

There goes Dev's producer name.

"Megaupload was making a ridiculous amount of money with a ridiculously bad service"
--Derek Labian, VentureBeat MediaFire-Megaupload article.

lol@acad

filesonic was essentially wupload with a file download limit. no big loss

The posted link from Dev says it all about why mediafire or other file hosting services with similar policies will have no problems.


Here is another good article in the same respect:

http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/23/15-file-sharing-sites-like-megaupload-feds/

"Fuck, if Mediafire didn't have what I was looking for, this was my backup site. Shit."

Me too. Fuck shit.

Mp3boo could be good if it didn't have viruses in the links

tough break, you guys will actually have to start paying for music

I'm still unclear how they can actually sue companies based in other countries.
Seems like they could give them the old F U and keep doing what they want.

"Filesonic got scared, I guess a $500 million law suit against megaupload didn't sound too thrilling"

"Filesonic headquarters are located in Hong-Kong, just like Megaupload"

Good luck collecting that money american entertainment companies.

lol

You know, because the rest of the world loves us so much.

i dont get what the big deal is

all of BTMI's music is free anyway and why would u even bother to listen to anything else unless its like coheed or somethin

If What.CD/Waffles.FM and Demonoid go down the internet is truly donezo

Yeah this happened like days ago.

in case you guys wanted to know, this is the real reason megaupload went down:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq

CDs are so ridiculously cheap when bought used that I'm not too terribly worried, it's the 1) really rare shit and 2) brand new albums that haven't had enough reviews for me to fork over full price which are going to be a bitch to lose access to.

Regarding the article on Mediafire, I think they'll still be targeted by the feds in the near future. It's probably the most accessible way to get music on the internet now

the whole idea of consuming music by buying an album that you have never heard and/or have only been recommended and risk the chance of essentially wasting $15 is ridiculous and stupid

the whole idea of consuming music by buying an album that you have never heard and/or have only been recommended and risk the chance of essentially wasting $15 is ridiculous and stupid [2]

That's why you have youtube, soundcloud etc

Filesonic sucked anyway, all hail mediafire.

Youtube videos are shut down due to copyright claims too...

And not all new albums are streaming over the net, especially the old ones.

New Old Stuff, bro.

Someone always re-ups them

Jesus, spare a thought for the people who bought music before there was the internet. And you're complaining about not being able to hear an album first? Take it up to the counter and ask to listen to it

People never taped things off the radio, made mix-tapes, or duplicated cassettes for their friends. Music piracy began with the internet.

HAY GUISE I LISTEN TO ALBUMS ON YOUTUBE I DONT PIRATE I GO IN STORES AND AM LIKE "HEY LEMMIE LISTEN TO THIS WHOLE ALBUM IN FULL THAT YOU DONT HAVE SO I CAN LATER NOT BUY IT"

You're pretty dumb kid

Yeah, what? What the hell logic is that, "I can't find it in a store, I can't buy it anywhere." I got a Wakedead Gathering demo tape for $5 from the label's website... it's really not hard to buy music online or at shows.

Also, Salvation Army/Goodwill, etc. usually have tons of really good undergound music at cheap prices, and local record stores do exist and are making a resurgence, and a lot of those specialize in more obscure music.

So like... wtf.

I think I've lost innocence as a music listener thanks to music pirating. I remember running to the store the day a new album came out by an artist I loved, and getting so stoked to look through the booklets and see the art and stuff. Now I can just download a leak a month before an album is supposed to come out. At the same time though I've found a lot of new artists thanks to the internet, can't complain I guess..

lol kid, jesus christ your superiority complex is unbelievable

every post you've had on threads dealing with this issue has been worthless and contributed nothing.

every post you've had on threads dealing with this issue has been worthless and contributed nothing.

good one, im really on the defense now

ive got to go to class, but you can continue being a waste of space. cheers!

Okay, but make sure to wash up before returning

Do you like not start work until 2 pm or something? Jeez man go to sleep. Actually I can't really talk. Night

Take it up to the counter and ask to listen to it




Nobody does that anymore.

The days where music merchants were music fans as well are long gone.

As for the "new old stuff", what i meant to say is old albums (10-30 years years old) are impossible to be listened to in whole (as they are out of print), unless someone 'finds' them on the net.

in case you guys wanted to know, this is the real reason megaupload went down:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/111314089359991626869/posts/HQJxDRiwAWq

Nobody does that anymore.

As for the "new old stuff", what i meant to say is old albums (10-30 years years old) are impossible to be listened to in whole (as they are out of print), unless someone 'finds' them on the net.

It is an impractical business model for corporate middlemen, because no one really needs them.

I think the current profit percentages for the artists are well below 10%.


@ Dev

i really mean it, nobody does it at local stores within my town premises for the reasons i mentioned previously.

As for the old albums, they are out of print for years. There is no other way to listen to them

there is no way dev does this for all the music he listens to so I'm pretty sure he's just taking the piss

hang on where are all his ratings

I THINK DEV'S A BIT CRANKY GUYS

Filesonic was awesome as a backup or when I wanted to download WWE PPV's grrr.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/jan/23/global-music-sales
the bias in this article is ridiculous

The IFPI chief executive, Frances Moore, said that record companies had performed well against the backdrop of internet piracy.

no offense, but if you fucking idiots are pissed about this, you shouldn't have signed up for Spotify. it's your own fault.

RIP Megaupload and Filesonic

Fighting against change is always a winning proposition.
I wish I had wealth to spend in order to save my wealth.
Dumb twats.

http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110911/00284415891/how-much-does-band-make-various-music-platforms.shtml

how much bands make

are you guys seriously upset about this? why don't you use torrents

^ This. And if it's that obscure that it's not one of the main torrent sites, then find it on blogspot.

Thank God I was never attached to any of these shitty file sharing sites that half the time could have viruses and malware.

Ever heard of actually paying money for music

Or just downloading music from youtube?
Gasp.

these shitty file sharing sites that half the time could have viruses and malware.

Ever heard of actually paying money for music

Or just downloading music from youtube?

I am anarchist

LOL downloading from YouTube. Have fun with poor/inconsistent sound quality and relabeling all your files with Artist and Album info.

"LOL downloading from YouTube. Have fun with poor/inconsistent sound quality and relabeling all your files with Artist and Album info."

yeah its pretty awful i must say

@Anarchist

I've downloaded terabyte's upon terabyte's of media from torrent sites. Never once have I gotten a virus or malware from a torrent. Yet I have gotten some from some of these file sharing sites.

you must be really retarded then

fuck

If they get rid of file sharing then it's gonna change the game for new bands. I don't know how they'll be able to get their music out there to as many people with out blogs who post unsigned band's music, thats usually how i find stuff. I like downloading because it gives you a free trial and if it's good enough ill buy.

bandcamp. I mean, that's how I'd do it. and then try to spread it as much as possible

hoping mediafire stays classy about all this

lol taking a cd up to the counter and asking to listen to it

this isn't the twentieth century anymore; people have grown accustomed to a certain convenience granted to them by their constitutional rights and when it is ripped away by corporate money-grabbers, of course people are going to be pissed. not that this changes anything anyway. there are always going to be workarounds to getting your music online. megaupload is back up on a new domain already btw

I honestly have enough new music to last me a long time


But not really

mediafire has taken down quite alot of music too

slsk

there is no way dev does this for all the music he listens to so I'm pretty sure he's just taking the piss

Listen to music in stores

Of course not! I'm just saying there are ways to hear an album without having to buy it. Listen to it in store, or check it out on youtube, soundcloud, or a stream on the artists page (if there's one). Which makes this point completely worthless:

the whole idea of consuming music by buying an album that you have never heard and/or have only been recommended and risk the chance of essentially wasting $15 is ridiculous and stupid

I mean holy fuck, how stupid are you if you even bothered to suggest I did that? wtf

A lot of stores (at least where I come from) don't even have a pre-sell streaming system.

I pirate everything but I buy what I can.

Don't ever do it, never turns out to be a good thing : (

Shoplifting is much more rewarding

Always wanted to steal a cd, but security is always too tight at these places.

totally just got on a private tracker

They're great as long as there isn't some upload/download ratio you got to keep up.

BROS! Filesonic is a MAJOR site to d/l PORN. if this goes down it could be trouble....

Always wanted to steal a cd, but security is always too tight at these places.

fuck!

Let's just say that the government closes up every cloud-based site in one fell swoop. It's not like the uploaders are just going to go away, they'll find ways to get the product out there. Worst case scenario is that torrenting will just become more lucrative again

war

Lol, this thread. Millions upon millions of files just vanished in an instant. It's not a matter of "oh, you can use an alternative site. there are so many ways." The current methods are few and decreasing still. Yeah, some of it will be reuploaded or already exists as a torrent. Not all. Many of the true uploaders do it for the money. They aren't going to switch over to torrents. Torrents are also blocked for a lot of people and is not an option. Not to mention that when torrenting becomes the only source or piracy, you can be assured that every major tracker will be targeted hard.

This is the biggest thing to happen to the internet in a long, long time.

god deviant just doesnt get it. this has much less to do with availability of music than it does with the fact that the entire system of music consumption is completely broken and outdated.

record companies are starting to realize that musicians and artists dont need them anymore, and that scares the living shit out of them.

The RIAA and MPAA only want us to see and hear what they want us to, and they are in charge. They are part of the Illuminati and they decide how the world is ran and who the president is. Obama is in their pocket, not ours. They think we should listen to their really cool radio music and not internet music. So they are going to make a law. Life sucks. Fuck the Illuminati!!

does this guy know how to party or what

god deviant just doesnt get it. this has much less to do with availability of music than it does with the fact that the entire system of music consumption is completely broken and outdated.

"If they get rid of file sharing then it's gonna change the game for new bands. I don't know how
they'll be able to get their music out there to as many people with out blogs who post unsigned
band's music, thats usually how i find stuff. I like downloading because it gives you a free trial
and if it's good enough ill buy."

"Listen to music in stores."

This is pretty stupid. You think new bands who want a bigger audience won't post songs and videos on
YouTube, facebook, their homepages, Spotify, whatever, etc.? Listen to the songs, see if you like
them, and if so, buy the album. Pretty simple, no? I don't see how the shutdown of megaupload and
filesonic affects anyone except people who gleefully steal music and believe with their whole heart
that they have some kind of inalienable right to do so.

It sucks that everything on there will most likely be lost. But according to various sources, Mediafire + Rapidshare = No Fucks Given.

Plus there's no arguing; piracy IS a lucrative business, so someone will simply come along and replace them.

And I've never gotten a virus / malware from downloading albums. That only happens if you're stupid enough to download what claims to be a full album, yet is only about 1MB in size.