Fuck Kim Dotcom. He's a scumbag piece of shit who deserves to rot in prison. He plots and schemes way to put hundreds of millions of dollars into his pocket off of the works of others. Anyone who supports him should be ashamed of themselves.
> He plots and schemes way to put hundreds of millions of dollars into his pocket off of the works of others. And the way the recording industry works is any different?
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We are associated with the same group behind MEGA (Megaupload successor as Wikipedia states), and responsible for the upcoming music service BABOOM. From their recruitment document
Some more background: http://torrentfreak.com/kim-dotcom-teases-new-music-service-...
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> He plots and schemes way to put hundreds of millions of dollars into his pocket off of the works of others. And the way the recording industry works is any different?
Not really a fan of the vitriol in the grandparent comment, but yes, the record industry is different in that some of the profits accrue to the artists. Maybe not enough, but that's different than giving them nothing at all.
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#15Apparently they're Portuguese! Congratulations, we sure need more startups around here :)
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#16What is astonishing anyway is what he made out of the whole situation. No doubt most of the people out there would have been simply destroyed by events. Not only he wasn't, but he managed to launch two different businesses that still surely has a lot to show in the future.
Regarding this specific music project, i can only say that i agree with him. Paying for the music you like IS the new model , so far he looks like one of the few who understood it (together with Spotify, which is in fact doing the same).
PS: I really like the album he made available for free.
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not really a fan of the vitriol in the grandparent comment, but yes, the record industry is different in that some of the profits accrue to the artists. Maybe not enough, but that's different than giving them nothing at all.
From what Courtney Love said, that's not really true. Well selling records can actually put the artist in debt. The best venue for artist to earn money are tours and merchandise.
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#20Before Megaupload he was virtually unknown out of tech/finance circles. Now my mother knows who he is. Albeit, she calls him Dotcom Internet.