We're Screwed.

[Nico]

If it does pass, MPGH is skrewed

Just wondering, what will you do then and whats going to happen to MPGH?

[Drtro]

Positive it won't pass.

[♪~ ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ]

It will pass. We are going to die.

[Drtro]

I don't think it could stand. If it does,

[Polo]

No way it'll pass .

[Drtro]

I mean I understand about pirating software and all. Poor people should just get a job.

But shutting down a site just because they have some company's logo or something. I call bullshit.

[HW$%yh5eh5ea5heheh5]

I mean I understand about pirating software and all. Poor people should just get a job.

But shutting down a site just because they have some company's logo or something. I call bullshit.

Well one thing is though at the prices that music and that type of stuff is up to now-a-days makes it almost impossible to afford it. Lets say you want to buy an album, that is 10$ right there. That is over an hour of solid work at minimum wage. While I like supporting artists, that type of stuff is just too expensive to compensate for.

[Occidi de Pax]

Theres a simple way to bypass all this SOPA BS... sopa is just a cheap copy of ACTA ....
Nevertheless the way is to create your own personal VPS :| since its your internet they cant ban you :3 :|

[Drtro]

Well one thing is though at the prices that music and that type of stuff is up to now-a-days makes it almost impossible to afford it. Lets say you want to buy an album, that is 10$ right there. That is over an hour of solid work at minimum wage. While I like supporting artists, that type of stuff is just too expensive to compensate for.

I honestly don't even see why the artist them-self cares. It's the label that's getting screwed. Artists make their millions from playing shows and going on tour. So buying an album is supporting the label more then an artist. An artist is lucky to get 30% of album sales.

For that statement, the idea of labels these days are horrible anyways. Pay a studio a couple thousand for recording, get some numbers to promoters. Start your tour. Fuck labels. I mean if you charge $15 a ticket and have an average of 1500 per venue. You usually get 40 to 60% of the ticket sales after paying the places your playing at. It'd cost more if your playing at stadiums than clubs. That's about $13,000 a night max. Play 2-3 times a week for 6 months. = profit Half a million a year for a mediocre band.

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Theres a simple way to bypass all this SOPA BS... sopa is just a cheap copy of ACTA ....
Nevertheless the way is to create your own personal VPS :| since its your internet they cant ban you :3 :|

But the ISP can block you from accessing the sites.

[[MPGH]Ethereal]

Here's the thing..even if it does pass, which I'm not sure if it will, I would imagine that we would see some independent Service providers surfacing.
A good marketing strategy for new ISP's would be that they don't support SOPA protocol.
Comcast is my ISP and they are supporting SOPA, but then I came across this interesting article.
Did Comcast Just Admit They Can't Comply With SOPA? - DNSSEC Upgrades Likely Wouldn't Work With DNS Filters | DSLReports.com, ISP Information
Guess we'll have to wait it out, and keep writing our local reps.

[iMexi]

I honestly don't even see why the artist them-self cares. It's the label that's getting screwed. Artists make their millions from playing shows and going on tour. So buying an album is supporting the label more then an artist. An artist is lucky to get 30% of album sales.

For that statement, the idea of labels these days are horrible anyways. Pay a studio a couple thousand for recording, get some numbers to promoters. Start your tour. Fuck labels. I mean if you charge $15 a ticket and have an average of 1500 per venue. You usually get 40 to 60% of the ticket sales after paying the places your playing at. It'd cost more if your playing at stadiums than clubs. That's about $13,000 a night max. Play 2-3 times a week for 6 months. = profit Half a million a year for a mediocre band.[COLOR="Silver"]

Totally agree with this one!

[Bernard]

i probably wont use the internet at all if this passes

[J Miliam]

This makes people lose jobs -.- That's exactly what the fuck we DON'T need.

[[MPGH]arunforce]

If some big sites pile up and shutdown on SOPA day, watch these pathetic flip floppers switch positions.

[Swiftdude]

lrn2getajobandbuythingsforonce*

that still has nothing to do with sopa /fp