[de_monies]

Just wondering where all the discussion about VPNs have gone. There are legitimate uses for VPN's...

[zxh800]

It works for me but I don't use it (I use others trollface.jpeg).

[mikeyd85]

It took me <5 seconds on Google to find a whole bunch of sites that get around this block.

[Tzarchasm]

(Original post by mikeyd85)
It took me <5 seconds on Google to find a whole bunch of sites that get around this block.

Or if you still want to use Piratebay you can just hop onto any proxy server or Tor.

[G8D]

(Original post by Tzarchasm)
Or if you still want to use Piratebay you can just hop onto any proxy server or Tor.

That's an overly labourious method.

[BonjournoDeano]

I have a question about copyright laws.
If i went to a country that doesnt have a tight regulation on copyright like in china or somewhere in africa or south america,
then i downloaded a bunch of things there and come back to the Uk, will i be breaking the law?

[BlackThunder10]

(Original post by BonjournoDeano)
I have a question about copyright laws.
If i went to a country that doesnt have a tight regulation on copyright like in china or somewhere in africa or south america,
then i downloaded a bunch of things there and come back to the Uk, will i be breaking the law?

Well that's in the same boat as buying drugs from another country then bringing them over here, so probs illegal, not 100%

[G8D]

http://www.techspot.com/news/48455-v...-visitors.html

[Gazmatron]

A new site will eventually replace it just like those that have been shut down in the past (eg. Mininova). However its annoying that we have to wait for another site to get big.

[n65uk]

I'm a VM customer and it's been pretty easy to work around. They did it because they were handed a court order, but hell, hasn't made my life any harder.

[cl_steele]

Pffft like to see them try, even if they did ban it just use a work around like Tor or the like

[G8D]

(Original post by n65uk)
I'm a VM customer and it's been pretty easy to work around. They did it because they were handed a court order, but hell, hasn't made my life any harder.

If VM had any vested interest in blocking TPB they could easily actively block every new proxy site that arises.

VM have been fighting for internet freedom the whole time, they don't want to block anything or restrict access to this stuff. I think a lot of people have forgotten this and have been directing hate towards VM instead of the BPI et al.

[walterwhite123]

(Original post by Gazmatron)
A new site will eventually replace it just like those that have been shut down in the past (eg. Mininova). However its annoying that we have to wait for another site to get big.

The site still exists though and it takes about 10 seconds to access it.

[Hopple]

(Original post by G8D)
If VM had any vested interest in blocking TPB they could easily actively block every new proxy site that arises.

VM have been fighting for internet freedom the whole time, they don't want to block anything or restrict access to this stuff. I think a lot of people have forgotten this and have been directing hate towards VM instead of the BPI et al.

Yeah, I think the fact that a workaround was easy would have been a factor in why they didn't resist too much.

[G8D]

(Original post by Hopple)
Yeah, I think the fact that a workaround was easy would have been a factor in why they didn't resist too much.

Well.. that and the fact they were ordered to by a court

[Hopple]

(Original post by G8D)
Well.. that and the fact they were ordered to by a court

They could have fought it/dragged their feet.

[G8D]

(Original post by Hopple)
They could have fought it/dragged their feet.

They've been fighting it for a while. Even in the interim they'd need to conform before and appeal is lodged.

Now they've blocked it on the face of it without really putting much effort in (deliberately, I'd hazard). Keeping the courts happy without really affecting the user experience.

[gunit123]

(Original post by Alofleicester)
Stop bitching, make DVD's/CD's etc sensibly priced and then people might actually buy it.

As it is, I'm not paying £10 for an album where about £2 will actually go to the artist and the rest to ****ing record companies and all those soulless, suckers of satans cock that work for them.

I couldn't have put it any better!

[Some random guy]

Still works for me and I don't even need to use a proxy or do anything special. Guess this ban just applies to the major internet providers?

Anyway even if it was the case, no biggy. These dinosaurs will never control the free flow of information. These are the desperate actions of a collapsing house of cards. Hopefully soon we can cut out the middleman altogether.

[odkfn]

(Original post by TheHansa)
That's for the artist to decide not you.

What you're repeatedly failing to see in every comment directed at you is that people are implying that they cannot afford to buy music at it's current price, and as such the choice isn't:

Pay for it or download it illegally.

It's:

Download it illegally or don't get it at all.

I know, by means of analogy, you'll reason that you can't go into a shop and say "I can't afford this sweet so either I don't have it or I steal it" but it is what it is. Downloading an .mp3 is different than walking into a shop and stealing a hard-copy of a cd for the aforementioned reasons. They have already paid their over-heads and whether I download an album, or 100 people download it - they're not making a loss as I can assure you I wouldn't pay for it anyway.

Besides, there are certain bands (both up-and-coming and well established) that I'll download illegally just to get my hands on it early then pay for it anyway when it comes out. Luckily for me I can have my cake and eat it too.