Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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cloudman4utoday said 11:05AM on 9-01-2008
Whichever artist decides to boycott iTunes I'll be sure to boycott as a consumer and not purchase any of their over priced CDs. What a joke; People finally have a way to purchase music they enjoy and the money-grubbing artists don't like it.
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Jo T said 12:02PM on 9-01-2008
Until you see that Apple are going to REINVENT THE ALBUM....
http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1035333&c=1
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NJSniper said 6:15PM on 9-01-2008
Greed and mediocrity killed the record business. Sounds like they never learn.
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Frank said 7:06PM on 9-01-2008
If an artist truly wants to sell their album and make good profits, then they need to produce albums with consistantly re-listenable tracks instead of putting 2-3 meaty ones and the rest being just filler.
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Emma said 10:26PM on 9-01-2008
I have to agree that the artists are just being greedy. I mean, iTunes does have an album only feature but people (me included) hate it. The whole point of iTunes was to be able to buy the tracks that you like and not the whole album. I don't buy regular cds anymore, anyway. All the ones I have are in iTunes.
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Souette said 11:22PM on 9-01-2008
The writer nailed it! Each album now days only has 2 or 3 "good" songs worth listening to over and over. Used to be you could lay in bed with your headphones on and listen to the newest LP over and over for days while reading the entire album cover inch for inch. I you were really lucky, the album came in a double cover which opened up and you were in heaven with all the photos and words. Now, it's a blessing if you can actually read the #4 font on the 5 x 5 inch CD cover. C'mon you 21st Century music artist....put out some REAL work in choosing your music. Most of you have been flacid in your attempts to put a real album together yet you still over-charge for the weak albums/music to support your "BLING!" You're going to be a "Behind the Music" episode before to long if you remain greedy.
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Brad said 12:19AM on 9-02-2008
Well, I guess it's a good thing that I don't listen to these bands and their so-called "music" anyway. When will these record companies learn to change with the times and technology? The bands should be happy that people who use iTunes are still PAYING for the songs when there are millions of people who illegally download entire albums with sites like Limewire. It's all about greed and especially coming from artists who have millions of dollars (has Metallica boycotted iTunes yet?). Most of these people make their money going on tour. It's been almost a year since I've purchased a cd and I don't plan on buying another one now that I can buy the music online and download it to my ipod.
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AnthonyT said 8:40AM on 9-02-2008
Fans of an artist will always want to buy and have their whole album where as casual listeners want to just have the popular tracks. iTunes is a great way for people like me to listen to new bands without having to drop $15 on an album. I guess these artists would rather make no money (boycotting iTunes or having their songs downloaded from file sharing sites) than some money. Now that they got most of the file sharing sites either out of business or legal it sounds like an attempted money grab. Sorry guys, I'll pass on your new "music" and listen to Tom Petty's Greatest Hits on my ipod. Jackasses!
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