Soulseek in trouble ?

From this thread over at ILM :

Heard from a source close to the author of Soulseek that everyones favourite P2P will be closing in less than a weeks time. The SLSK chat channel on IRC has been buzzing with speculation.

A rumour on some forum wouldn't be anything to worry about, of course, but there's also this :

The Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) has told seven P2P software companies to get with the programme - or face the consequences.

The organisation, infamous for the thousands of lawsuits it has issued against alleged file-sharers, said it has asked the firms to shut down their networks or implement RIAA-approved anti-piracy measures.

The RIAA hasn't said which P2P networks it sent cease and desist letters to, but the Wall Street Journal yesterday named LimeWire, BearShare and WinMX, and it's not hard to guess who the others might be.

Oh well, if it's true this will speed up the development of the next generation of decentralized p2p networks...

another one will prop up.

we all need free access.

fuck money.

Thank god.

Can't stand all the P2P bollocks; it's killing the music industry and, when people download tracks from thier favourite drum 'n' bass artists who probably aren't making much from the record sales anyway, it's just sick. Hope they all crash and burn.

Thank god.

Can't stand all the P2P bollocks; it's killing the music industry and, when people download tracks from thier favourite drum 'n' bass artists who probably aren't making much from the record sales anyway, it's just sick. Hope they all crash and burn.

loser.

you have no UNDERSTANDING WHAT-SO _EVER

fool.

go suck eggs.

it's killing the music industry

let''s hope so...

Thank god.

Can't stand all the P2P bollocks; it's killing the music industry and, when people download tracks from thier favourite drum 'n' bass artists who probably aren't making much from the record sales anyway, it's just sick. Hope they all crash and burn.

i say GAIN!

it's killing the music industry

let''s hope so...

the sad thing is the only thing thats killing the music industry is you or fucking i.

Well........

I meant that when people are trying to make a living from it rather than get a 9-5 job, and people are not supporting them, its a bit sad; they should help the artist so they can progress to higher things...

Well........

I meant that when people are trying to make a living from it rather than get a 9-5 job, and people are not supporting them, its a bit sad; they should help the artist so they can progress to higher things...

you understand JACK FUCKING SHIT.

stop whining.

(I'm talking about small-time artists)

if you say so......

(I'm talking about small-time artists)

small time artists dont lose if they make their art.

art isnt corporate.

if you chose to make the jump naively from small time art to wages thats your fucking problem.

acceptance is everything.

grow up and stop being so naive.

if you say so......

yes i do.

well........

i meant that when people are trying to make a living from it rather than get a 9-5 job, and people are not supporting them, its a bit sad; they should help the artist so they can progress to higher things...

i think drum&bass would be a much nicer place to exist in if less people were trying to make a living from it

the music industry is a bigger parasite than you can ever imagine, stop relating to your life.

well........

i meant that when people are trying to make a living from it rather than get a 9-5 job, and people are not supporting them, its a bit sad; they should help the artist so they can progress to higher things...

i think drum&bass would be a much nicer place to exist in if less people were trying to make a living from it

vipah.

dont think just do.

[Statto]

if you say so......

if you say so......

there are no hugs. lets just fucking do this thing and push our ideals.

"small time" (whatever you consider to be small time) artists can usually find themselves doing better with stuff being on p2p. ESPECIALLY soulseek.

as for slsk closing....first i've heard about it, and i know the network admins.

"small time" (whatever you consider to be small time) artists can usually find themselves doing better with stuff being on p2p. ESPECIALLY soulseek.

couldnt agree more.

stop whining and embrace yourselves imperfect snowflakes.

no time like now.

the music industry is shitting itself. now is the time.

we all hate industry surely? isnt that what binds us up on here?

thats crazy

what if i want to use limewire to download linux distros or goatse or something?

next they will ban computers cos you can use them to steal their music or claim filesharing helps terrorism or something

pricks!

we all hate industry surely? isnt that what binds us up on here?

Well, yeah. I was looking at it from another point of view (and chatting out of my arse )

we all hate industry surely? isnt that what binds us up on here?

Well, yeah. I was looking at it from another point of view (and chatting out of my arse )

we're all about something


embrace your downside, its o.k

My name is spex and ive downloaded via a p2p

My name is spex and ive downloaded via a p2p

me too