Comments on: Last.FM, the RIAA, and TechCrunch http://elliottback.com/wp/lastfm-the-riaa-and-techcrunch/ Internet & Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:56 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Elliott Back http://elliottback.com/wp/lastfm-the-riaa-and-techcrunch/#comment-2183785 Elliott Back Mon, 25 May 2009 03:21:03 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=3109#comment-2183785 Mike, I totally agree with you, and I think TC is jumping to the wrong conclusions. The rule of (a) simplest cause and (b) general stupidity implies that if the RIAA actually wanted that information they'd simply scrape it from the public feeds, and (b) people inside CBS probably heard about it through the grapevine and several distortions... Mike, I totally agree with you, and I think TC is jumping to the wrong conclusions. The rule of (a) simplest cause and (b) general stupidity implies that if the RIAA actually wanted that information they’d simply scrape it from the public feeds, and (b) people inside CBS probably heard about it through the grapevine and several distortions…

]]> By: Mike http://elliottback.com/wp/lastfm-the-riaa-and-techcrunch/#comment-2183771 Mike Sun, 24 May 2009 15:40:35 +0000 http://elliottback.com/wp/?p=3109#comment-2183771 http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9521312 Russ, a founder of last.fm and much more reliable than that National Enquirer-wannabe TechCrunch, has denied everything. He has even posted a response to answer the second "article" by the National Enq... er, TechCrunch. http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9525592 Showing nothing to hide, you'll see in that thread noone ever had a post deleted there, no matter how irate or against last.fm it was. http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9522388 Starting there, and continuing reading a couple pages, you'll see the truth about TechCrunch. Every message at TC in response that was against Michael Arrington's (shoddy) reporting has been summarily deleted. Several screenshots were even posted of people's responses that were deleted. Now, who is more trustworthy again, a site that allows open discussion, or one that whittles down the discussion to make it look like everyone agrees with them? http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9521312

Russ, a founder of last.fm and much more reliable than that National Enquirer-wannabe TechCrunch, has denied everything. He has even posted a response to answer the second “article” by the National Enq… er, TechCrunch.

http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9525592

Showing nothing to hide, you’ll see in that thread noone ever had a post deleted there, no matter how irate or against last.fm it was.

http://www.last.fm/forum/21717/_/535934/_/9522388

Starting there, and continuing reading a couple pages, you’ll see the truth about TechCrunch. Every message at TC in response that was against Michael Arrington’s (shoddy) reporting has been summarily deleted. Several screenshots were even posted of people’s responses that were deleted.

Now, who is more trustworthy again, a site that allows open discussion, or one that whittles down the discussion to make it look like everyone agrees with them?

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