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Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by keiferski »

gambiting wrote: post #86

The thing that really worries me and which no one seems to be talking about is the region locking of localisation for streaming content. For context - we're a Polish family living in the UK(like 2 million other Polish people). We have a small child who loves Disney films, and because he is normally exposed to English(and speaks it fluently) I'd like him to at least watch cartoons in Polish. But Disney region locks mo…

For your situation specifically check out this site. I think there are some cartoons:

https://35mm.online/

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by Freak_NL »

chx wrote: post #15

The beautifully written but not much known Rune Blades Of Celi ebooks no longer can be purchased, as the small publisher is just gone. Of course, the ones I purchased could no longer be downloaded. But want something bigger? Fine. The Wheel Of Time (is that large enough for you?) Complete Edition I bought for over a hundred dollars also can't be donwloaded any more. (And to be more on topic, one of my favorite artist…

All of my Wheel of Time volumes are still there; I checked. Granted, barring fire or a really thorough or oddly specific burglar, they're not likely to go anywhere (although I suspect my son will devour them once he's mastered reading English and can reach that top shelf).

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by soylentcola »

Semaphor wrote: post #45
bloomingeek wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For what's it's worth, I use mp3caprice.com to download zipped music. The prices are pretty fair and I don't have to store another CD on the shelf. The bitrate is decent and I can find albums that aren't available anymore. The bonus for me is, since I subscribe to Mojo magazine, I can Youtube new artists and if I like them, go download the music.

That looks like piracy, but paying someone for it? Thanks, but I actually prefer to support the artists I listen to, and when I can’t afford to, or it’s impractical, to not pay those who prevent artists from getting money.

Yeah, I never understood this sort of thing.

I get paying to support artists and stay on the right side of the law/ethics.

I get downloading a copy of something without paying for a license because it's easier/unavailable to purchase/want to check it out first/it's free!!

But why pay for a bootleg copy?

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by LiquidPolymer »

JohnFen wrote: post #8

Music is very important to me. So important that I never dared to trust streaming services. Not only do they require an internet connection (something that is not always available), but if the service experiences downtime, license changes, etc., that music is not available. If I'm going to spend my money on music, I'm going to spend it on music in a form that isn't reliant on the ongoing operation of some service som…

I collect portable music players and hi-fi gear. The music gives me great joy, but the hardware also gives me joy. I’m likely an outlier in this realm.

I pre-ordered my new Peter Gabriel I/0 album two months ago on CD and enjoyed the anticipation of waiting. I steadfastly avoided his digital pre-releases. I was not disappointed! It a great album and a beautiful sonic experience.

I took a couple of my favorite tracks and mixed it into my Peter Gabriel minidisc mix-tape. I have numerous portable players to choose from in my collection to listen on the go including a few beautifully designed personal CD players.

I travel internationally frequently and I’ve noticed TSA occasionally doesn’t know what a CD player is. At least the younger agents.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by teddyh »

pkdpic wrote: post #60

Glad to see this pop up, its been a weirdly big struggle for me as a new-ish parent. For a while my ancient CD collection and healthy ecosystem of local used vinyl / CD stores had us in a nice routine in conjunction with youtube-dl and my posse of old Sony voice memo usb mp3 players. Then youtube-dl wasn't a thing anymore (maybe it is again?)... Then we had to get a new car (a Tacoma)... No CD player, no aux cable. I…

> Then youtube-dl wasn't a thing anymore (maybe it is again?)...

yt-dlp is definitely a thing: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp>

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by teddyh »

pierat wrote: post #34
widowlark wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As an addendum to my statement: If the changes in demand do not result in a change in supply, then piracy is justified.

Soulseek STILL WORKS igg-games.com eztv.re 1337x.tw sci-hub.se libgen.rs torrentfreak.com opensubtitles.org nyaa.si So is thepiratebay.org . Search using yandex.com they dont filter torrents like scroogle or bingbong Pirate libraries are this generation's libraries. Brought to you by DaShareZone!

More: https://old.reddit.com/r/Piracy/wiki/megathread>

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by gkbrk »

pkdpic wrote: post #60

Glad to see this pop up, its been a weirdly big struggle for me as a new-ish parent. For a while my ancient CD collection and healthy ecosystem of local used vinyl / CD stores had us in a nice routine in conjunction with youtube-dl and my posse of old Sony voice memo usb mp3 players. Then youtube-dl wasn't a thing anymore (maybe it is again?)... Then we had to get a new car (a Tacoma)... No CD player, no aux cable. I…

youtube-dl is still a thing, last commit was one week ago.

https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commits/master

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by Freak_NL »

bloomingeek wrote: post #53
Semaphor wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That looks like piracy, but paying someone for it? Thanks, but I actually prefer to support the artists I listen to, and when I can’t afford to, or it’s impractical, to not pay those who prevent artists from getting money.

Where's your proof? Show it and I'll gladly quit buying from them.

It's not too hard to figure out that this one of those cowboy sites operating from Ukraine¹ with quite dubious claims as to their legality:

https://www.reddit.com/r/legaladvice/comments/2412fb/the_web...

https://torrentfreak.com/riaa-and-mpaa-report-notorious-pira...

The gist seems that buying stuff there may be legal if you are Ukrainian or are actually in Ukraine, and quite probably isn't if you are anywhere else.

The RIAA certainly considers them shipless pirates. You are probably paying criminals, and almost certainly are not paying artists.

1: There seem to be a bunch of them, which smells a bit like a coordinated effort.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by BobaFloutist »

RecycledEle wrote: post #30

The Chinese system of central libraries is better than copyright. Imagine having every book ever written, for free, all your life. Imagine authors and inventors being compensated twice what they are usually paid in the USA, while the corporate lawyers panhandle. I know the lawyers would end up as party higher-ups still screwing us, but I can dream.

In a system like that, how do you decide which authors get paid what? Is it per check-out with a floor?

I'm genuinely curious.

Re: Forget spaceships; I just want my music

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Post by BobaFloutist »

pkdpic wrote: post #60

Glad to see this pop up, its been a weirdly big struggle for me as a new-ish parent. For a while my ancient CD collection and healthy ecosystem of local used vinyl / CD stores had us in a nice routine in conjunction with youtube-dl and my posse of old Sony voice memo usb mp3 players. Then youtube-dl wasn't a thing anymore (maybe it is again?)... Then we had to get a new car (a Tacoma)... No CD player, no aux cable. I…

How expensive is it to swap out the media player in your car for something with an aux port? Alternatively, does it not have a USB port?
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