Oink is no more
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Though this seems to be lots of hot-air for the Govt to be seen to be doing something about things...
mauvais
on reddit or something
This is an excellent piece: http://www.negrophonic.com/
I can't go on Amazon and say to them, I'd like you to hunt down this rare single that's been deleted, come back tomorrow, and probably have it there to download at the bitrate of my choice.
I can't go hunting for new music, build up a list of maybe 20 albums to try, find that I'm not keen on 15, but really like a handful of previously unknown artists who I'll buy everything from, because it costs me £200+ for those few good CDs.
I can't go to a local record shop and experiment, because the high street chains killed most of them off, and then half of those imploded themselves a la FOPP. The last good means of doing it that I know of was Vinyl Exchange in Manchester, and I don't live there any more.
Libraries are free, so I can discover good new books. How long must music stay expensive?
I'm really sad about the demise of OiNK, and not just because I'm a total cheapskate. There simply isn't an equivalent, legitimate or not.
I can't go on Amazon and say to them, I'd like you to hunt down this rare single that's been deleted, come back tomorrow, and probably have it there to download at the bitrate of my choice.
I can't go hunting for new music, build up a list of maybe 20 albums to try, find that I'm not keen on 15, but really like a handful of previously unknown artists who I'll buy everything from, because it costs me £200+ for those few good CDs.
I can't go to a local record shop and experiment, because the high street chains killed most of them off, and then half of those imploded themselves a la FOPP. The last good means of doing it that I know of was Vinyl Exchange in Manchester, and I don't live there any more.
Libraries are free, so I can discover good new books. How long must music stay expensive?
dogmatique
merde alors
I think a valid point to be made is that there was nowhere and I mean *nowhere* on the internet that you could actually buy this stuff legally at the quality offered by Oink.
When the product offered by sites like itunes or wherever else is considerably lower quality and less comprehensive than somewhere that happens to be free, what did they expect would happen?
The record companies have had nearly a decade to come up with a delivery system that's acceptable to their consumers and they have failed again and again through paranoia, prevarication and mistrust of their consumers, who in turn have gone to "pirate" sites to get what they want.
When the product offered by sites like itunes or wherever else is considerably lower quality and less comprehensive than somewhere that happens to be free, what did they expect would happen?
The record companies have had nearly a decade to come up with a delivery system that's acceptable to their consumers and they have failed again and again through paranoia, prevarication and mistrust of their consumers, who in turn have gone to "pirate" sites to get what they want.
bluestreak
HomosexualityIsStalin’sAtomBombtoDestroyAmerica
*signs*
I'd never used Oink, as i've only recently discovered torrents and piratebay. But now I'd like to know if there is anywhere nearly as good for tracking down elusive out of print recordings by independent artists, and if so, could anyone invite me by PM please.
I'd never used Oink, as i've only recently discovered torrents and piratebay. But now I'd like to know if there is anywhere nearly as good for tracking down elusive out of print recordings by independent artists, and if so, could anyone invite me by PM please.
hopefully the crackdowns will mean music will become grassroots and there'll be enough free music available to render record label bands obsolete 
The bands would still be able to make some money from merchandising and live events but music will once again become a work of passion.
The bands would still be able to make some money from merchandising and live events but music will once again become a work of passion.
dogmatique
merde alors
dogmatique
merde alors
Looks like there's backups of the site out there as well. Wonder how long it'll take before another admin ups them elsewhere, if at all?
ExtraRefined
Better than you at everything you love
dogmatique said:
Historicaly it's been around a fortnight with most BT busts.
yeah, i read that chatlog. I notice that blog page has been updated as well. But frankly given the guy was stupid enough to register the site with his name and given that (as has been dmonstreated) such info can be found very easily, my paranoia is as yet unabated.dogmatique said:
ExtraRefined
Better than you at everything you love
wishface said:
Or alternatively, he realised that tying to hide his details from the authorites was futile, so is running with the "it's all legal, duh" defence - which will of course be better served if he hasn't acted like MI5.
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