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La risa de López Dóriga debió ser algo así como: ¡Mua-Ja-Ja-Ja-Ja!

Me desconecto ya. Trolls, descansen, tomen fuerza para mañana que ya será otro día. ¡Jajajajajajaja!

— Joaquín López-Dóriga (@lopezdoriga1) June 8, 2012

La fiesta es la fiesta.

Si gana el PRD cuando lleguen a los Pinos van a armar tremenda fiesta, y así como son de portados van a acabar meando en las paredes.

— Clancy Fontana (@fantaguayaba) June 4, 2012

Odio el hashtag #CazaUnBot, me hace pensar que pretende eliminar a Horse_ebooks.

No problem! Just plug
— Horse ebooks (@Horse_ebooks) May 9, 2012

Si trollear es un placer, trollear a muerte es mejor.

Ah, the pleasure you derive when you #troll someone to death.
— Varsha Ramann (@varsharamann) April 28, 2012

Lars Ulrich's death wish: metallica v their fans

Not Found Lars Ulrich's death wish: metallica v their fans by Robert Sterling - October 18, 2000

Looking at Metallica now, it's hard to believe they were once really cool. Three thrashing albums (Kill 'Em All; Ride The Lightning; Master Of Puppets) earned a cult following with the zit-faced stoner set. The heavy metal quartet released . . .And Justice For All, which hit top ten in 1988 without radio airplay. They finally received MTV rotation with the epic anti-war song One (based on Dalton Trumbo's novel Johnny Got His Gun.) They hit paydirt in 1991: Metallica's eponymous disc (dubbed The Black Album) hit number one and earned Diamond certification for sales exceeding 10 million copies. Suddenly, Metallica were rock gods, winning the prestigious honor of having their name plastered on cartoon hero Beavis' t-shirt. In 1996, they released Load (short for Load of Shit), and are now relegated to pathetic gimmicks like recording with an orchestra to sell records. Making music that sucks is one thing: viciously biting the hand that feeds you is worse - a business move which brings to mind Metallica's ode to suicide, Fade to Back. When Metallica recorded I Disappear for the Mission: Impossible 2 film soundtrack, outraged members discovered six different versions of the unfinished, derivative song available via Napster (makers of Internet file-sharing software which drastically eases MP3 files transfer). They hired lawyer Howard King, and filed for copyright violations. The case has some merits: Napster is not some noble non-profit cooperative, but a well-funded corporate machine that wants to become a billion dollar name brand, an Amazon.com for the music industry. If they want to play, they will have to pay. Usage of their network to transfer songs is profiteering without compensation, whatever their unconvincing denials claim. Would-be cyber titans making IPO gold from trading pop catalogs is not the same as fans wanting to share digitized versions of Enter Sandman. Yet, in their self-destructive vendetta, Metallica has gone after fans. On May 3rd, 2000, drummer Lars Ulrich, personally hand-delivered to Napster a list of over 300 000 Napster users who allegedly traded Metallica MP3 files (another 300 000 names were delivered on May 18th, 2000). Dropped from Napster's service due to supposed copyright violation (having Metallica's tracks on their computers), 30 000 inconvenienced fans disputed charges and were reinstated, or signed on under another name. The vast majority of fans already owned the songs via the original albums, or downloaded them out of curiosity. Assuming any serious portion of the 300 000 had cheated Metallica out of any money is pretty silly. Considering their immense wealth, Metallica is hardly a sympathetic victim of alleged thievery. During an online chat session with rapidly dwindling fans, Lars urged Congress to stop MP3-swapping services like Napster "before this whole Internet thing runs amok." This comment reveals a bigger agenda: the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) attempts to suppress anything it views as competition, frightened that MP3 makes them music food chain deadweight. Ironically, evidence is clear that MP3 and Napster helps the music business, which had albums by 'N SYNC, Britney Spears and Eminem sell over a million copies. Eminem's tracks were top Napster downloads: the entire album was available before its release, resulting in first week sales of 1.76 million. This is similar to how Metallica became a bloated corporate rock empire: encouraging fan-to-fan tape bootlegging in their early days, word of mouth rather than huge marketing campaigns. Instead of whining about being gypped by fans uneager to buy their dinosaur rock, how about making music people actually would like to buy? Nah, that'd be way too difficult! Metallica hurt itself far more than Napster ever could: an anti-Metallica backlash has arisen. Fans feel betrayed by a band that has lost touch with its listeners, rock music's number one no-no. When Newsweek terms you as "Cyber Narcs," your days are numbered.

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Chuck D: 'Gotta Share The Tunes' In this Wired News article (October 18th, 1999) by Christopher Jones, Chuck D. perceptively praises MP3: "What you've got is not an eradication of the middleman, but a balancing out . . .everybody will have to share a little bit more." Napster's Shawn Fanning: The Teen Who Woke Up Web Music A revealing Business Week magazine interview with the 19-year-old behind the Napster software. Come On, Eileen This revealing Salon magazine interview (May 8th, 2000) by Damien Cave is with Napster CEO Eileen Richardson. RIAA Sues MP3.com January 22nd, 2000: The recording industry sues the music download site for copyright infringement. Metallica Rips Napster April 13th, 2000: The heavy metal artists are the first musicians to sue the software maker and universities for enabling music piracy. Metallica Sue Napster For Copyright Infringement April 13th, 2000: Metallica cite Napster and three universities in copyright suit. Napster Backlash April 18th, 2000: A once outspoken supporter of the controversial music-swapping software switches his allegiance, as musicians strike back at Napster. RIAA Wins Suit Against MP3.com April 28th, 2000: The music site is found liable of copyright infringement for building a database of CDs. MP3.com's CEO says that compared to Napster, they're the good guys. By Brad King. Metallica Target Napster Users May 2nd, 2000: Metallica names names. RIAA 1, Napster 0 May 9th, 2000: Napster lost its first round in court. Napster Users Get The Boot May 10th, 2000: Napster terminates the accounts of users accused of trading Metallica's music illegally. Napster Throw Metallica A Curveball May 10th, 2000: Napster passes the buck, and Metallica starts looking real bad. Shut-Out Napster Users Get In May 11th, 2000: One day after more than 300 000 people where bounced off of the file-trading application, there's plenty of advice and specific directions on how to get back onto Napster. Napster Backlash Has Begun May 15th, 2000: After avoiding criticism from music fans, Napster is now being accused of unfairly banning and censoring its users. Napster May Not Matter Anymore May 15th, 2000: Napster continues battling the recording industry, Metallica, and angry users who were banned from the service. In the end, the company might be irrelevant. Napster Fans To Metallica: Prove It May 16th, 2000: Napster users fight back. Metallica Sends More Names To Napster May 19th, 2000: Man, they still haven't learned . . . Offspring Turn Tables On Napster, Selling T-Shirts Without Permission June 2nd, 2000: How to top someone at their own game. What is Napster going to due, sue Offspring for copyright infringement? Metallica's Anti-Napster Crusade Inspires Backlash June 2nd, 2000: It's getting pretty ugly now. Listen to Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx on Metallica: "Pigs get fat and hogs get slaughtered, and I think Metallica's hogs. They make enough off T-shirts and concert events and other forms of corporation. I think that it's not acceptable behavior for an artist to do that to their fans." Which is why the Crue still doesn't suck. Madonna Single 'Leaked' Online June 2nd, 2000: After hearing her version of 'American Pie', why would anyone care? Napster Shares The Wealth June 6th, 2000: Napster and The Offspring announce a face-saving compromise deal. PayLars.com A Metallica parody site that "gives Metallica fans the chance to make a donation to the band to make up for all the revenue the band thinks it's losing to online MP3 trading." MetallicaSucks.com How many ways can you insult Metallica on the net? Let's see, one . . . BoycottMetallica.org Two . . . Metallicaisgreedy.com Three . . . Metallica Sucks Ass Four . . . Screwlars.com Five . . . World's First Official Metallica Sucks Page Six . . . Headbangers Against Metallica Seven . . . Asshole Of The Month: Lars Ulrich Nine . . . ScrewMetallica.org Ten . . . Zeropaid.com Eleven . . . Napster Of Puppets Twelve . . . OurLetter.org: An Open Letter About The Revolution Thirteen . . . Metallica's Integrity: For Sale Fourteen . . . Five Faces Of Metallica Fifteen . . . Napster 209 Sixteen . . . Encyclopedia Brown Parody Seventeen . . . SubtleHint.com Eighteen . . . The Metallica Manifesto Nineteen . . . Metallicster Twenty . . . Fade To Black Metallica Twenty one . . . Kid Rock Starves To Death: MP3 Piracy Blamed Twenty two . . . MetallicaBlows.com Twenty three . . . MetallicaSucks Webring Twenty four . . . Gnutallica Twenty five . . . Master Of Profits Twenty six . . . Another Lost Fan Twenty seven . . . Boycott Metallica Twenty eight . . . The Silence Of The Sheep Twenty nine . . . MetallicaSux Inc Thirty . . . Big A's F*ck Metallica Site Thirty one . . . Screw Metallica Thirty two . . . Bye, Bye Lars MP3 Song Thirty three . . . $ueLar$.com Thirty four . . . If Lars Ulrich Had Founded America Thirty five . . . . . .And Justice For None Thirty six . . . Lawyerallica Thirty seven . . . Cunt Of The Month: Metallica Drummer Lars Ulrich Thirty eight . . . Metallica Narcs Thirty nine . . . Ten Reasons Why Metallica Can't Score Forty . . . Metallica Fuck Forty one . . . User Friendly On Metallica's PR Forty two . . . Troma Boy Forty three . . . Fuck Lars Forty four . . . Metallisux Forty five . . . Pay Lars To Shut Up Forty six . . . Free The Metallica 600 000? Forty seven . . . Where Does The Greed End? Forty eight . . . Metalligreed Forty nine . . . F.U. Award: Metallica Fifty . . . Mr. T Versus Metallica Fifty one . . . Hotlick: Metallica Fifty two . . . FuckYouLars.com Fifty three . . . BoycottMetallica.com Fifty four . . . Kill Metallica Whoa! Chill out, dudes. I think you're overreacting a bit! Lars Ulrich Sucks From The Konformist, written by Parascope's Ruffin Prevost. Made Yahoo's Op-Ed page on digital music. Perhaps the first op-ed to appear which opens with a line like "Clearly, Lars Ulrich (and cronies) are sucking Satan's cock." Camp Chaos: Metallica vs. Napster Hilarious animated video that mocks Lars and his pals. Camp Chaos: MetalliGREED The voices of Motley Crue star in another fine animated Metallica spoof. Napster The company at the center of the first big Internet battle of the 21st century. Mp3.com The other Web site battling the RIAA. Gnutella This site indicates that ultimately, Metallica and the RIAA will lose. If it isn't Napster or MP3, sooner or later, there will be just too many options for the recording industry to fight. The Official Metallica Website Hear their side of the story. Recording Industry Association Of America The evil empire of music. Yahoo! Digital Online music, broadcasts, on-demand video, and more. Downloading The Future: The MP3 Revolution: The End Of The Industry As We Know It This LA Weekly article (March 26th, 1999) by Jonathan Vankin of Conspire.com fame shows him, as usual, way ahead of the journalism crowd. Metallica Chat Transcript The band faces its fans. A revealing quote from Lars: "Thanks for your support and for the doubters out there, Metallica will carry on for the next 20 years, whether your along for the ride or not, that's your problem, not ours." Wired News: MP3 Rocks The Web Wired News page for the MP3 battle. Rapstation: Lars vs. Chuck D From Rapstation: Public Enemy's Chuck D & Lars on the Charlie Rose Show (May 12th, 2000), in which the two musicians squared off over the Napster contoversy. Ice-T Interview Ice-T on the Napster woes from ZDNet. He perceptively notes that both Metallica and Dr. Dre have the same lawyer, and suggests they've been suckered into the lawsuit for supposed money that isn't there. Metallica/Napster Salon's Metallica/Napster newspage. Cognitive Dissident: John Perry Barlow On Napster Cyber-libertarian John Perry Barlow puts in his views on the battle.