Way dimmer!

“I still consider free downloads and file sharing stealing”, p2pnet quoted Simmons senior as saying in Canada last year.

And, “Remember Gene Simmons, the bass player from the band KISS? Simmons HAAATES file sharing?” – asks Monkey D. Luffy in his new blog, Monkey House.

So, “I wonder how Simmons feels about plagiarism. Because his son Nick Simmons has done just about the most glaring rip off of someone else work I’ve ever seen”, he says, going on >>>

Gene Simmons wants to sue people for sharing files, I wonder if he’s ok with ripping off someone else’s work and selling it?

From Topless Robot:

Gene Simmons is one of the greatest douchebags of our time, but I’d hate you to think I was taking my dislike of the KISS guitarist out on his son. No, his son Nick — “creator” of the comic Incarnate, to be printed by Radical — has very much earned my contempt by his own merits, thanks to this.

You’re looking at Tite Kubo’s incredibly popular manga Bleach on the left, and Nick Simmons’ Incarnate on the right. Yes, Simmons is a plagiarist, as discovered by many, many people. Now, I know the crime of plagiary is a serious one for artists, and I don’t want to dismiss that. But what I do want to focus on is how fucking stupid Nick Simmons had to be to steal poses, dialogue and character designs from one of the best-selling manga in the world.

If that pic was the end of it, there may be some temptation to cut Nick a little slack, but it just gets worse, Topless Robot’s Rob Bricken provides this link to a livejournal page here. It is accurately described by Topless Robot as:

a massive collection of Bleach panels and Incarnate panels side-by-side; I assure the above was not an isolated incident.

“The comics publisher has halted production and distribution while conducting an investigation“, says Monkey, adding:

“As far as I know there has been no statement on this matter from Nick Simmons.”

I usually use a different program for chatting but why use different ones if you could have it in just one window. Yes right you too can enjoy chatting with Ares and if you wanted to, you can also manage or create your own chat room. Now, if you would like to start using and enjoying this kind of program, just click on www.aresdestiny.com and you could get started in no time.

While I was browsing the net for some cool stuff and hardware I could install or download on my beloved computer, I came across this software which at first did not even sound like one. So I tried to read more about Ares and there I found out that it’s a software that people who loves file sharing will surely be pleased of. Well, as a matter of fact I am one of the many people who are into file sharing and even belong to virtual community of individuals who are into this stuff. Here are the good things that one can enjoy from using the Ares :-)

Cuando la musica es una parte importante de su vida, usted querrá saber que usted será capaz de localizar y recibir lo que usted está buscando. Con la mayor red de usuarios, Ares se sorprenderá con la cantidad de archivos que existen para su elección. Usted tendrá más de 100 millones de títulos disponibles para usted. Si usted sabe mucho sobre el uso compartido de archivos, entonces te das cuenta de cómo este número es impresionante. Si esto suena bien a usted, entonces usted tendrá que subir al carro Ares hoy y comience a tomar ventaja de todo lo que este gran software de uso compartido de archivos que tiene que ofrecer.

Everyone who uses Ares Vista a lot knows that it is essential to take a look at the new versions of Ares Vista – and indeed download Ares Vista – on a regular basis. This is where OfficialAres.com really comes into its own: for anyone looking to download Ares Vista or even find out more information before they even consider going to download Ares Vista, this is the place to read all about it.

The reviews are, for me, the gem of the site; these are reviews that are kept up to date with the various versions of Ares Vista available across the ‘net. Before I download Ares Vista I always check here to make sure that I am in fact getting the right version for my needs.

If you look at the list of movies that have broken new ground, from Star Wars to Polar Express, nobody would look at those movies and suggest that our industry is afraid of technology. The truth is quite the opposite.

His job is to find ways to limit the copying and distribution of the feature films and ‘help the film industry not to end up like the music industry’. The music industry, Garfield reckons, is losing the battle against ‘piracy’. Movie and music downloads are blamed for fueling the opposition force. And he should know all about it: before joining the MPAA Garfield held the post of vice president of Legal Affairs for the RIAA. This wealth of experience means that Garfield is now known as the ‘face of copyright enforcement’.

Users of file sharing programs such as Ares sometimes fear to use the P2P file sharing to its full potential because of people like Garfield and organizations like the MPAA and RIAA. Whether this means they are wrong to use the software is an entirely different question, however.

The scare mongering and threats from the industry to its users shows no sign of abating.

“I like the idea that, because of downloading, people are going to buy songs only if they are good,”

he continued:

“I think that’s a positive thing. It means lazy bands aren’t going to get away with giving you one hit single and an album full of filler. We like the idea that every song should stand up in its own right so you don’t have to listen to a song in the context of an album to understand it.”

The band, from Glasgow, Scotland, is encouraging fans to illegally download its latest recording, say Aversion.

“Franz isn’t too keen on greasing the wheels of capitalism [sic], and encourages fans to pirate the song from peer-to-peer networks,”

Colombia Records were incensed in 2000 when The Offspring tried to make its record ‘Conspiracy of One’ a 100% free download.

It’s truly interesting how differently producers, record companies and artists see differently on the subject of free downloads and ‘pirated’ music – those that make the music just want to get it out and heard, while those just in it for the money can’t seem to understand this position. It’s a natural effect of a capitalist market, true, but nonetheless it does stink of record companies and corporations inability to accept that downloads (free, pirated, or otherwise) are here to stay.

The copy of the movie was, the MPAA said, the first illegal copy on the internet – it was recorded on a cell phone in a Sydney movie theater on July 26 – before its public release to most of the world.

The recording was placed online quickly, but AFACT had quickly tracked it, as Adrianne Pecotic explained:

“Within 72 hours of making and uploading this unauthorized recording, AFACT had tracked it to other streaming sites and P2P (peer-to-peer) systems, where it had been illegally downloaded in excess of 110,000 times, and in all probability, copied and sold as a pirate DVD all over the world“.

We wonder whether the phrasing “illegally downloaded” infers that there was some illegal uploading occurring. Unlikely…

Illegally recording movies must really be getting easier: while in the past bulky recording equipment was needed inside the theater, now a simple cell phone will do the trick. Is it only a matter of time before theaters ban telephones, too? How else can they get around this?

“This is a big step forward for our party. Utah is a perfect place to start. With the right people, we actually stand a chance at turning around the civil liberties situation by working on issues such as legal P2P filesharing.”

Well why Utah? Andrew Norton, a spokesperson of the Pirate Party, responded to say

“We feel that Utah is an ideal state to begin registration of the Pirate Party as a political body, Utah has a strong history of political diversity, and technological progress. … voters in Utah are now one step closer to being able to voice their opinions on the key issues our party stands for.”

This is perhaps the ideal opportunity for like-minded people to join together and discuss issues that they actually care about – perhaps a world apart from the politics of modern-day America where main aim is to garner votes and play ‘Politik’ rather than dealing with important issues. This could mean the Pirate Party gaining more votes than could be expected from a similar independent party.

Will they succeed in making a difference? Probably not. But then that probably isn’t their aim; simply getting ‘on the map’ and showing that groups people supporting this kind of ‘different’ movement do exist. It is vitally important that political groups recognize the existence of significant minorities and give them a voice. Rebellion might not be the correct word, but it’s clear the people want a voice.