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Bono has put his foot in it again: Internet policing idea draws fire

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  • #102
    4leto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,940 ✭✭✭4leto


    I think the pratt has a point,
    The internet is a piracy band wagon

    But what is it about him I looked at the earlier debate and IMO he does not pay his fair share of tax in this country

    He does sterling work on human rights and he sites China as an example we should all aspire to idiot

    PS I am a huge fan nof his concerts and music, but I still think him a twat.


  • #103
    twanda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 460 ✭✭twanda


    An ISP providers response to Bono's recent New York Times article

    http://opinion.enta.net/2010/01/05/bono-%E2%80%93-stick-to-singing/


  • #104
    Closed ac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,347 ✭✭✭Closed ac


    Hmph, those ISP providers should stick to providing ISP's.


  • #105
    genericguy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,831 ✭✭✭genericguy


    Bono is a cnut.


  • #106
    admiralofthefleet
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,515 ✭✭✭✭admiralofthefleet


    since when can he sing?:confused:


  • #107
    poisonated
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,277 ✭✭✭poisonated


    Bono can be as full of himself as he wants but as long as he is giving the same amount of help to the poor,he has my full respect.


  • #108
    Kevin Bacon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 291 ✭✭Kevin Bacon


    As soon as every government leader, the pope and the continent of Africa tell him that, then we'll be sorted.


  • #109
    consultech
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,956 ✭✭✭consultech


    Shock horror. Another multi multi multi multi multi-millionaire musician is peeved by free music sharing.

    Ask Lily Allen if it's such a bad thing.


  • #110
    Jako8
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,445 ✭✭✭Jako8


    I'd prefer if he stopped doing anything!

    He annoys me so much.


  • #111
    dolliemix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭dolliemix


    New thread related to this topic

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055789835


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  • #112
    dolliemix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭dolliemix


    Interesting. I was waiting for somebody to react publicly.

    Related thread here


  • #113
    heebusjeebus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,783 ✭✭✭heebusjeebus


    There is more to this NYT article it seems.
    Graham Linehan (of Fr Ted fame) tweeted today:
    Things that make you go hmm. Part 1. http://tinyurl.com/964ud2 ...and part 2 http://tinyurl.com/cfqbec

    Basically a private equity firm that Bono is now a Managing Director and co founder of has taken a stake in EMI, Warner Music, Universal, Interscope and EA Games.

    Bono couldn't give 2 ****s about bands that have made their name from internet celebrity, he is just looking to line his own pockets, again. :mad:


  • #114
    ejmaztec
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,128 ✭✭✭✭ejmaztec


    I'm waiting for a string of world leaders to visit him and ask him to give money to the poor.


  • #115
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,709 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    ejmaztec wrote: »
    I'm waiting for a string of world leaders to visit him and ask him to give money to the poor.

    No no no. They will visit him and he will thell THEM to donate OUR money.
    That's the "genius" of the twat, he's great at lecturing folks on
    how to spend their money


  • #116
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    dolliemix wrote: »
    New thread related to this topic

    Whats wrong with this one ?


  • #117
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,709 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    They were never great anyway. The last decent hit they had was Achtung Baby back in 1991. But, like so many acts who establish themselves, they live off their past successes and reputation. Look at ****ing Paul McCartney:rolleyes:


  • #118
    dolliemix
    Registered Users Posts: 4,048 ✭✭✭dolliemix


    Mike 1972 wrote: »
    Whats wrong with this one ?

    Nothing - just thought people might be interested. Also it backs up the point I was trying to make in this thread so I'm feeling smug :)


  • #119
    latenia
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,997 ✭✭✭latenia


    The real movement towards mass piracy came with the rise in popularity of the ipod and it's Apple (with whom U2 has a business partnership) who is the main beneficiary. A 160GB ipod can hold over 1,500 albums yet who has the money to buy them legitimately? Not many people out of the 10s of millions of ipod owners have €10k to spend on music. How many can even afford to fill up an 8GB Nano legally?
    A company bringing out a music player with that capacity must be aware that its greatest appeal is the availabilty of free content to fill it. If you think back to 10 years ago before the rise of MP3's most people would have owned maybe 30 or 40 Cds. A serious music fan might have had a couple of hundred and only the truly dedicated/obsessive would have owned anything like the amount of albums you can fit on an ipod.
    I'm actually in favour of a 'content tax' of say €100 a year to be levied by ISPs on all broadband subscribers and divided by the music and film industries as they see fit. For this net users can get everything they want quickly and in high quality.
    Pandora's Box has already been opened and it's impossible for comapnies to return to anything like their previous business models.


  • #120
    MackDeToaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭MackDeToaster


    From what I understand, we, or at least several other European countries, already pay a tax on blank cds to cover piracy. So if I buy a hundred stash of blank cds for whatever they are these days then I should be ok to download, er, about 6.5gig of mp3s :D;)


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  • #121
    smurgen
    Registered Users Posts: 6,933 ✭✭✭smurgen


    i do buy albums that are over 80% listenable meaning most are the songs are good and only very little fillers.in my opinion most modern albums have about 2 good songs with the rest being fillers.most of the albums i own are best of albums,with the exception of a fw of my favourite bands,the rest of my music collection i cherry pick off limewire. the last time i checked U2 we packing they're albums fulk of nothing but fillers so bono wont be getting any of my cash anytime soon


  • #122
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    DJ's using laptops In the UK must now have a license issued by PPL. It costs £200+ VAT annually but the music on the laptop must be backed up by original copies.

    What DJ is going to carry several flight cases full of Cd's along with them to a gig in case a PPL inspector turns up. Also I have yet to see digital "signatures" attached to any MP3 that I officially purchased on line.


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