The Chumbawamba Factor

putko writes "Chris Dahlen has written about BigChampagne, a company that looks at peer-to-peer downloading to provide marketing data to record companies. By analyzing what folks are downloading, when and where, BigChampagne can tell the record companies what people like, what other records they like and other information critical to deciding how to allocate marketing dollars. As mentioned in the article, record companies started using this information (secretly) even as they were trying to stop filesharing via the courts."

Whoops, no time!

[Willeh]

I'd comment, but i have to download some Wesley Willis. Did you hear that, BigChampagne people? WESLEY WILLIS. http://www.alternativetentacles.com/bandinfo.php?b and=wesleywillis [alternativetentacles.com]

Oh yeah, down with the RIAA!! How dare they profit from something illegal! Rock on Chicago, Rock on London, Rock over RIAA.

I get knocked down

[Alex P Keaton in da]

Well, I guess we get knocked down, but we get up again! They ain't never ever ever gonaa win!

Win win situation

[wlvdc]

Both users and providers get what they want, illegally.

Re:Whoops, no time!

[mmkkbb]

"Rock on Chicago, Rock on London, Rock over RIAA."

Shouldn't that be "RIAA sucks a llama's nuts"?

Heh

[Otter]

At one meeting, a famous producer turned down an urgent call from one of his biggest stars so that he and Garland could keep talking about computers. "He turns to me and says, 'Hey, kid, when was the last time somebody told you you were more interesting than Axl Rose?'"

Uh, sorry to burst your bubble, guys, but in 2000 I was more interesting than Axl Rose!

At any rate, I'm at a loss to understand what today's round of fake-ass outrage is about. Record labels tried to shut down illegal filesharing but also tried to get what value they could out of the data. That's wrong why, exactly? This is even lamer than yesterday's fake-ass outrage over "OMTFG, they're suing single mothers!!!"

You fools!

[msormune]

P2P software are clearly a clever way for RIAA to get people to listen more music, because it's "cool" to stick it to them! In the meantime the RIAA has a perfect tool to spy on people's musical tastes! In order to really hit them where it hurts, you MUST immediately stop all P2P activity and continue to purchase your music legally, thus ending this mind probing!

The Chumbawamba Factor

[ayjay29]

The Chumbawamba Factor...

He gets a Manics song
He gets an Elvis song
He gets a Roses song
He gets a Beetles song
He rips the songs that remind him
Of the good times
He rips the songs that remind him
Of the better times:

Ripping the night away
Ripping the night away

I get DCed
I get on line again
You aint ever gonna keep me down

I get a trojen
I get installed again
You aint ever gonna gonna keep me down

I get Metalica threats
But I get wise again
You aint ever gonna keep me down

I get RIAA email
I get IP Spoofing again
You aint ever gonna keep me down

'Don't cry for me
RIAA...'

Re:Eat Your Cake

[Sponge Bath]

Chumbawamba are a band from the UK

Thank you. I thought it was the sound Ewoks make.
You explanation makes more sense.

Re:Music servers

[saigon_from_europe]

It is complicated as fuck...

Being /.-ers, we must admit it is then extremely complicated...

[ot] lyrics

[wild_berry]

/me drinks to remind me of the good times.
/me drinks to remind me of the better times.

The "Chumbawumba" factor?

[Recovering Hater]

So am I to infer that someone is "pissing the night away"? I keed, I keed. I don't need any explanation of who they are either...

Re:Whoops, no time!

[Anonymous Coward]

RIAA got on my nerves
They were running me amock
They ridiculed me calling me a bum
I whooped RIAA's ass

RIAA thought they were bad
They were fucking assholes in the first place
They got knocked to the floor
I whooped RIAA's ass

RIAA beat the hell outta me and knocked me to the floor
I got back up and knocked them to the floor
They were being such a jackoff
I whooped RIAA's ass

Rock over London
Rock on Chicago
Wheaties, the breakfast of champions

Re:Win win situation

[demachina]

For this to be really effective RIAA just needs to take the next step, which I hear they are working on, and Clearchannelize P2P.

- Filter out all the innovative, creative interesting tracks leaving only Britaany, Celine and the boy band of the month

- Create some sort of graft system to reward file sharers who only share the crap they want to make people listen to, you know free tennis shoes if you fill your sight with nothing but Jessica Simpson

- Monopolize the P2P airwaves by monopolizing all the servers and snuffing out or buying out all the independent file sharers

- Loading all the tracks with bad DJ's, weather and traffic reports, and LOTS and LOTS of commercials.

We'll know this is true when...

[halr9000]

the next new sensational pop band is called "Britney Nude Celeb Lesbian Sex.mp3.avi.mpg"

Re:Whoops, no time!

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd rather not ask how you know that little factiod...

Re:We'll know this is true when...

[Rob Riggs]

This would be moderated +5 by now if there were a "+1 Sad, But True" moderation option.

Re:obligatory Simpsons quote

[fafaforza]

I get knocked down
I get knocked down again
You're never gonna knock me down.

[...]

I take a whisky drink,
I take a chocolate drink,
And when I have to pee,
I use the kitchen sink.