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Oh the irony. The LUCA app has been co-initiated and financed by Smudo [0], a famous German rapper. He was a supporter of Metallica suing Napster back in 2000 f
by heckerhut 6y ago
Oh the irony. The LUCA app has been co-initiated and financed by Smudo [0], a famous German rapper. He was a supporter of Metallica suing Napster back in 2000 for copyright violation [1].
[0] https://www.chip.de/news/Kontaktverfolgung-mit-Luca-App-von-Smudo-im-Check_183148498.html https://www.chip.de/news/Kontaktverfolgung-mit-Luca-App-von-...
[1] https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Smudo-vs-Napster-Da-kommt-mir-die-Galle-hoch-27393.html https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Smudo-vs-Napster-Da-...
- ganafagol 6y agoWell, it's a pandemic. Gotta break some rules to save the world. /s
- ganafagol 6y agoI recommend all the downvoters to look up "/s".
- andybak 6y agoMaybe it's the sarcastic inverted interpretation that is being downvoted?
- zeepzeep 6y agoI downvoted because I hate the use of /s
- 1000mA 6y agoI just downvoted your life because I don't like it.
- ganafagol 6y agoHow would you recommend to indicate sarcasm in the absence of nonverbal cues which a written medium necessarily entails?
- BenjiWiebe 6y agoMy guess would be that they dislike sarcasm in general.
- richrichardsson 6y agoOr perhaps that the comment adds nothing to the conversation?
- hutzlibu 6y agoI would disagree. I remember for example how the discussion was about how the various pharma companies make lots of private money with the vaccines, but did receive generous government funding - and how the comment, also here on HN was: whatever, as long as the pandemie stops. And we are talking about a Corona app here. So I think the sarcarsm was valid ... but probably not the whole discussion about
- raverbashing 6y agoIrony? It's only "copyright infringement" if you don't have enough money for lawyers That being said, Bubelich should definitely sue
- zeepzeep 6y ago> it's only "copyright infringement" if you don't have enough money for lawyers "If the penalty for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class."
- surfsvammel 6y agoNot of the fine is set to be a ratio or proportion of your wealth or income.
- hellotomyrars 6y agoYou might be getting closer but someone who is just barely making ends meet could be ruined by that, where someone with obscene wealth can lose even 10% and still buy a yacht minutes later.
- luckylion 6y agoYeah, but he can only do that a few times. It's a much, much better system than what we have today for most things. Of course, it hinges on being able to tell how much income they have, which is (at least in Germany) the hard part, as the defendant is not required to help.
- tpxl 6y agoThe tax authority generally has that data.
- luckylion 6y agoAnd that generally does not matter, as the DA/judge will estimate the income based on available information. They will usually _not_ involve the tax authority, won't check your bank account etc. If their estimate is too high, you can provide information showing your actual income. If it's too low (which it usually is, because they're conservative in those estimates), you smile and walk out, having saved (a lot of) money.
- read_if_gay_ 6y agoIt has been 21 years. Can we let the past go?
- fsflover 6y agoYes, if you show that his opinions have changed.
- Dirlewanger 6y agoLars has admitted multiple times he was wrong to lash out when they did. Go look up interviews yourself. Metallica have fully embraced digital platforms.
- nix23 6y agoNo, why should we? US Troops still sit in Afghanistan and Iraq, that's also ~21y.
- vinay427 6y agoI would suppose that more appropriate examples abound. Remaining in those countries today indicates that the action is not just in the past.
- nix23 6y ago>Remaining in those countries today indicates that the action is not just in the past. Depends who is responsible for the actual "action", specially looking at Iraq.
- 2pEXgD0fZ5cF 6y agoIn this case I do not see a reason to do that
- iso1631 6y agoActions, especially those by public figures, can have consequences that last far longer than 21 years
- dthul 6y agoI haven't heard that name in quite some time! I remember receiving a relatively pissed off email from him in response to an interview request quite a few years ago. I guess the lasting negative impression I got of him from that exchange is not totally unfounded.
- wirrbel 6y agoA friend worked backstage and he has not-so-fond memories of Smudo. Large ego and a tendency to let people feel that he thinks he is a star.
- durnygbur 6y agoGimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme monay I desire!
- SiempreViernes 6y ago> a famous German rapper I can understand in the abstract that of course you could rap in German, but it's quite another to encounter evidence of this in the wild so to speak. Having investigated further, I must say it's probably unfair against Gemany to not include the adjective old in the above statement, as Smudo (or at least the group he's in) is of early 90's vintage.
- levosmetalo 6y ago> I can understand in the abstract that of course you could rap in German, but it's quite another to encounter evidence of this in the wild so to speak. Depending on what you consider "in the wild" but German rap is very popular in Germany and other German-speaking countries. People from Germany usually don't rap in English or French. Smudo is an old school, but are quite a bit of rapper that are popular right now, like Capital Bra, Apache 207, Samra, Lea, Mero, Loredana, Bushido, Sido, Olexesh, Kollegah, Farid Bang, RAF Camora, ... just on top of my head.
- fnomnom 6y agosome of the biggest (tickets sold, streams etc) german speaking music acts are rappers
- loevborg 6y agoI'm surprised at your surprise. What languages do you feel it's appropriate to rap in?
- wolframhempel 6y agoA member of the "Fantastic Four"...talking about copyright infringement :-)