There's no indication what 46664 material he means - anything from the 46664 site should be paid for (as I know loads of us have) - has someone found a way round the click to pay system?
I'm waiting for clarification before I comment
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"ILLEGAL DOWNLOADS" is the matter that Brian mentions. So this is surely for the studio tracks...but if the concert is showed freely on tv i think i can record it and share it with my friends.
then when the dvd will be released people will help the foundation.
Our Brian might have made a little mistake using the word "parassites" but everyone makes mistakes...
Personally he loks a bit chenged from Modena event, i hope it's only my impression
then when the dvd will be released people will help the foundation.
Our Brian might have made a little mistake using the word "parassites" but everyone makes mistakes...
Personally he loks a bit chenged from Modena event, i hope it's only my impression
"but if the concert is showed freely on tv i think i can record it and share it with my friends."
Technically that is illegal too.
Technically that is illegal too.
Hi to all.
It's not too much time I'm on this board, however...
I noticed Brian is kinda different since the concert, I really don't know what are the REAL causes of his sadness but today I think he did something wrong: he called his FANS (that's what we all are, not people who "call themselves fans") "parasites".
I live in Italy and I couldn't watch the concert on TV (I haven't satellite TV) so...why other people can watch it and I can't...?
And what about webcast? I have a 56k modem reduced to 33.6k for problems over the telephone line so I think you all can figure out the quality of the stream!
I'm a student and I've lost my part-time work about one month ago, so no big money here :-)
But...The day after the concert I took my mobile telephone and I made a 4 euro call...I found out just the song from Bono and the one from McCartney, there were no Queen messages, just Beyonce and some others...but I felt proud, really proud because MY rock idols made that possible!
Am I praising myself?
No, guys, I'm A FAN just like everyone else here!
The first time I read the soapbox today I didn't mind too much about Brian's sentences but, reading your views, I feel now really offended by them!
I forgive Brian, maybe he's writing about people who share the 46664 site versions, maybe he's a little depressed now for some other REAL reason, I'm pretty sure there's some right explanation but...I'M NOT A PARASITE!!!
A big sorry to all you board people if you find out my english ain't that perfect!
All the best
Carmelo
It's not too much time I'm on this board, however...
I noticed Brian is kinda different since the concert, I really don't know what are the REAL causes of his sadness but today I think he did something wrong: he called his FANS (that's what we all are, not people who "call themselves fans") "parasites".
I live in Italy and I couldn't watch the concert on TV (I haven't satellite TV) so...why other people can watch it and I can't...?
And what about webcast? I have a 56k modem reduced to 33.6k for problems over the telephone line so I think you all can figure out the quality of the stream!
I'm a student and I've lost my part-time work about one month ago, so no big money here :-)
But...The day after the concert I took my mobile telephone and I made a 4 euro call...I found out just the song from Bono and the one from McCartney, there were no Queen messages, just Beyonce and some others...but I felt proud, really proud because MY rock idols made that possible!
Am I praising myself?
No, guys, I'm A FAN just like everyone else here!
The first time I read the soapbox today I didn't mind too much about Brian's sentences but, reading your views, I feel now really offended by them!
I forgive Brian, maybe he's writing about people who share the 46664 site versions, maybe he's a little depressed now for some other REAL reason, I'm pretty sure there's some right explanation but...I'M NOT A PARASITE!!!
A big sorry to all you board people if you find out my english ain't that perfect!
All the best
Carmelo
Cheer up, Brian- U know what they say...?
*starts to sing*
"Some things in life are bad...(...)
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE!!!
*starts to sing*
"Some things in life are bad...(...)
ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE!!!
*whistles along*
always look on the bright side of life...
every sperm is sacred
WOOPS wrong song!
always look on the bright side of life...
every sperm is sacred
WOOPS wrong song!
Is it just me or has this message been taken down off of the soapbox? It seems like Brian has been doing this alot lately. . . speaking first, thinking later and then recalling his message.
Whay does my computer do that?? grr. Anyway, I'm concerned about the man. Like many of you I've 'made the call' watched the entire webcast and plan to buy the DVD the minute it comes out. And yes I downloaded a few of the songs. But calling his fans parasites is going too far. I seriously doubt any Queen fan is trying to cheat anyone out of money.
It's still there, and reading it again there's something about killing the DVD, which I asume means that too much copying of the webcast will lead to the DVD being cancelled. If that is the case then it represents very naiive thinking - I still have my recording of the Freddie Tribute Concert from the original broadcast, but I still bought the VHS, AND the DVD, despite them both being less complete.
Come to think of it, I've non-parasitically contributed to this cause a fair bit...
Bohemian Rhapsody (1991 resissue) 3 copies
Tribute Concert - 2 tickets, 2 T shirts, 1 programme, 1 VHS, 1 DVD, 1 book, singles by George Michael, Guns N Roses, Metallica & Def Leppard
Bohemian Rhapsody (1995 purple reissue) - 3 copies
46664 - all Queen songs downloaded and paid for
Now, none of that gives me the right to breach copyright, of course, but I'd have thought that Brian would know that Queen fans...
1. Have enough of a conscience to do what's right, in the wider scheme of things
2. Will buy anything that is put out in the name Queen (Rare Live being an example)
3. include some avid collectors, just like Brian
Maybe Brian should amend his message - something along the lines of "If you think the webcast looks good, wait until you see (and hear!) the DVD. We're going to do everything we can to make it a release worthy of Mr Mandela's name and the cause, and I thank you in advance for supporting it in the same manner that you have supported this kind of work before"
For example -
BBMDA (WWTLF)
Rock Aid Armenia (Smoke On The Water)
Red Nose Day (The Stonk)
Rock Against Repatriation (Sailing)
Artists United For Nature (Yes We Can)
Come to think of it, I've non-parasitically contributed to this cause a fair bit...
Bohemian Rhapsody (1991 resissue) 3 copies
Tribute Concert - 2 tickets, 2 T shirts, 1 programme, 1 VHS, 1 DVD, 1 book, singles by George Michael, Guns N Roses, Metallica & Def Leppard
Bohemian Rhapsody (1995 purple reissue) - 3 copies
46664 - all Queen songs downloaded and paid for
Now, none of that gives me the right to breach copyright, of course, but I'd have thought that Brian would know that Queen fans...
1. Have enough of a conscience to do what's right, in the wider scheme of things
2. Will buy anything that is put out in the name Queen (Rare Live being an example)
3. include some avid collectors, just like Brian
Maybe Brian should amend his message - something along the lines of "If you think the webcast looks good, wait until you see (and hear!) the DVD. We're going to do everything we can to make it a release worthy of Mr Mandela's name and the cause, and I thank you in advance for supporting it in the same manner that you have supported this kind of work before"
For example -
BBMDA (WWTLF)
Rock Aid Armenia (Smoke On The Water)
Red Nose Day (The Stonk)
Rock Against Repatriation (Sailing)
Artists United For Nature (Yes We Can)
With all my respect to him, this is crap.
The concert was broadcasted on the internet and on TV stations all around the world, anyone who wanted could see it AND record it. Why would these people buy the DVD on January? They have it on tape!
Also, I bet 90% of the people around here wouldn't buy the CD\DVD anyway, I know I wouldn't (I don't like most of the other artists, and probably so are those 90%).
The concert was broadcasted on the internet and on TV stations all around the world, anyone who wanted could see it AND record it. Why would these people buy the DVD on January? They have it on tape!
Also, I bet 90% of the people around here wouldn't buy the CD\DVD anyway, I know I wouldn't (I don't like most of the other artists, and probably so are those 90%).
Without trying to read Brian's mind or what the fans are thinking, he may have just witnessed suffering on a scale unimaginable to 99.9% of the population. It may have shaken him to his very core, and Brian is a very sensitive man. He mentioned in his first post after the concert his feelings of hopelessness with media, politicians etc. re: the AIDS crisis in Africa. Perhaps he feels that he is doing all that he can to help save a continent and that unfortunately involves trying to raise money. If he feels that downloading will prevent sales of the 46664 DVD and CD then he is right to be angry because it's a charity. He's never spoken out about downloading Queen stuff has he? He's passionate about this, and if he speaks out too much on his soapbox let's remember that everyone from politicians to celebrities is castigated for giving politically correct scripted answers. His anger shows his humanity.
this time, i'm really with PG, he got the point.
I don't care if someone thinks "i have the tape, i don't need the dvd"... the real fans will buy the dvd, the cd, the t-shirt,the calendar, the pen, the ringtone,the mug, the replica of the plectrum used by the brother of jamie moses that night and so on.
I appreciate the sentence about "Queen fans know what is good and what it is not"; having lost our most beloved Freddie due to aids, i think that we'll do as much as we can to raise money and destroy that f***** disease. This is my opinion.
I don't care if someone thinks "i have the tape, i don't need the dvd"... the real fans will buy the dvd, the cd, the t-shirt,the calendar, the pen, the ringtone,the mug, the replica of the plectrum used by the brother of jamie moses that night and so on.
I appreciate the sentence about "Queen fans know what is good and what it is not"; having lost our most beloved Freddie due to aids, i think that we'll do as much as we can to raise money and destroy that f***** disease. This is my opinion.
Guy: The quality of the webcast is bad though, and on TV they didn't show the whole concert (and the quality on TV isn't the greatest either), so I'd think people would still buy the DVD.
I'm sure the DVD will have extra stuff too.
Big Black: That's true about what he probably witnessed in Africa...I would probably have a breakdown after going there!
Penetration Guru: IMHO Queen fans are smarter than other bands' fans, and so we have more money to spend on our favorite band too ;)
I'm sure the DVD will have extra stuff too.
Big Black: That's true about what he probably witnessed in Africa...I would probably have a breakdown after going there!
Penetration Guru: IMHO Queen fans are smarter than other bands' fans, and so we have more money to spend on our favorite band too ;)
"the real fans will buy the dvd, the cd, the t-shirt,the calendar, the pen, the ringtone,the mug, the replica of the plectrum used by the brother of jamie moses that night and so on."
I don't get your point - real fans are only the ones who buy everything Queen-related? If somebody buys a CD but not a poster & a mug he's not a real fan?
I fail to understand that.
goinback, the quality of the webcast was excellent for me, and the German ZDF station broadcasted the whole thing.
I don't get your point - real fans are only the ones who buy everything Queen-related? If somebody buys a CD but not a poster & a mug he's not a real fan?
I fail to understand that.
goinback, the quality of the webcast was excellent for me, and the German ZDF station broadcasted the whole thing.