Warez action goes on in the soundless vacuum of deep, deep cyberspace, not the noisy atmosphere of the Net where 99 percent of the online population surf. In the far reaches, warez enthusiasts trade in movies, software, music, you name it. But whatever the file being traded, it’s not about money. Rather, it’s all about getting there — first! “Once a file is posted to a topsite, it starts a rapid descent through wider and wider levels of an invisible network, multiplying exponentially along the way,” writes Jeff Howe in Wired Magazine.
Just in regards to the try before you buy comment. It is true. I'm living in Ireland, where to buy a single cd of music costs anything from 20 euro to 25 euro, which a bit much to waste, as opposed to 5 years ago when I could get the same cd for 10 euro. There is a feeling among consumers that both the music industry and the film industry are ripping consumers off. I will download a selection of music before I buy. But I will buy if its any good. If its worth the money involved. Most of the time its not. Warez makes sense. Especially since the music industry increased their prices by so much.
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Go After the Real Pirates
Posted by: Jon Newton January 5, 2005 05:00 AMWarez action goes on in the soundless vacuum of deep, deep cyberspace, not the noisy atmosphere of the Net where 99 percent of the online population surf. In the far reaches, warez enthusiasts trade in movies, software, music, you name it. But whatever the file being traded, it’s not about money. Rather, it’s all about getting there — first! “Once a file is posted to a topsite, it starts a rapid descent through wider and wider levels of an invisible network, multiplying exponentially along the way,” writes Jeff Howe in Wired Magazine.
It is true. I'm living in Ireland, where to buy a single cd of music costs anything from 20 euro to 25 euro, which a bit much to waste, as opposed to 5 years ago when I could get the same cd for 10 euro. There is a feeling among consumers that both the music industry and the film industry are ripping consumers off.
I will download a selection of music before I buy. But I will buy if its any good. If its worth the money involved. Most of the time its not.
Warez makes sense. Especially since the music industry increased their prices by so much.