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Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

Mimi wrote:

we were told that someone at said supplier phoned one of the members of my team to day that their email system was completely down until further notice. That person didn't tell anyone else on the team, and today all that missed work has become very apparent.

Stinky McPits?

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

No, Max, oddly.

A bit of a d'oh!

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Track 3
Track 1
Track 2

There you go - thats mine now and you cant play things like that or else i'll bring down the law on you

http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/72446

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Ministry of Sound sues Spotify for allowing users to 'copy' its compilation albums

Ministry of Sound is suing Spotify for copyright infringement because the streaming service has allegedly refused to delete users' playlists that "copy" the tracklistings of its compilation albums.

The dance label is seeking an injunction forcing Spotify to remove these playlists and block any future playlists that attempt to replicate the running order of Ministry of Sound compilations, according to proceedings launched in the UK High Court on Monday (September 2).

Ministry of Sound's chief executive Lohan Presencer told The Guardian: "It's been incredibly frustrating: we think it's been very clear what we're arguing, but there has been a brick wall from Spotify."

Spotify has the rights to stream all the tracks on the playlists that Presencer wants removed, but Ministry of Sound is making a legal argument that the running order of its compilation albums can be copyrighted because of the skill and expertise required to assemble them.

"What we do is a lot more than putting playlists together: a lot of research goes into creating our compilation albums, and the intellectual property involved in that. It's not appropriate for someone to just cut and paste them," said Presencer. "Everyone is talking about curation, but curation has been the cornerstone of our business for the last 20 years."

A representative confirmed that Spotify has received the lawsuit, The Guardian reports, but declined to make any further comment on the issue. Ministry of Sound released its first compilation album, 'The Annual', in 1995 and since then the label, which remains independent, has sold over 50 million albums and singles worldwide.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Buh? That's like saying if you play an album off Spotify you're violating the copyright of the people who decided which way round the tracks should go on the album.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 17:16

Skill and Expertise?!

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Vizh! Take Mario Andretti Racing.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

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Ministry of Sound's chief executive Lohan Presencer told The Guardian: "It's been incredibly frustrating: we think it's been very clear what we're arguing, but there has been a brick wall from Spotify."

Ah, that old fallacy.

"If you don't do exactly what I want it must be because you don't understand or you're not listening; it couldn't possibly be simply because I'm talking a complete load of shite."

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 20:51

MaliA wrote:

Sounds good! How was the match?

The Munster v London Irish preseason friendly I went to in Cork on Friday was great fun. A very fast moving game with many tense attempts at tries. The home team won 27-13.

After standing in a cramped bar on Sunday watching a Gaelic Football match, I think next time I'm here I'll go to the hurling.

Hiked to the impressive Cliffs of Moher today, but my cheap camera died on me and I'd left the good one in the car so had to resort to phonecam to capture them for posterity. Light was all wrong anyway, and the rain precluded a trip to see them reflect the sunshine, but there's always tomorrow for that.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 20:53

Did you wave at the puffins?

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 20:58

Curiosity wrote:

Did you wave at the puffins?

They didn't wave back. But I saw some choughs! Chuffed.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 23:03

NervousPete wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23906703

Relevant to Chinny's interests, I feel

Heh, beat me to it.

It would have been awesome if archives unearthed the local TV equivilent of The Sopranoes, with local actors, writers and production staff somehow magically able to create a gripping novel for television. And then everyone forgot about it.

No, Pete, it's 'fuhgeddaboudit'.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Sep 04, 2013 23:03

Boat to the volcano via waterfall and back via sugar plantation was awesome. Boat was also filled with rum and 22 year old girls. I had a good day. Boat went from rodney bay to the pitons. I might have danced a bit but in the cause of mutiny.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 18:33

Does having gas, and the shits about half an hour to an hour after drinking milk mean you are lactose intolerant?

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Is this your first milk?

Maybe it's the foreignness.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 19:04

No, but I've been drinking it more regularly now.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 19:09

Maybe elk milk is not for you...

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

Try the herring milk.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Sep 05, 2013 19:45

Curiosity wrote:

Maybe elk milk is not for you...

I only just bought a block of elk cheese

may not actually be cheese from an elk.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 14:12

"I have been on the island a week now," said MaliA, , yesterday "so I don't think I need any sunblock today".
MaliA is an idiot.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 14:34

Ah, it's amazing how after a dull meeting where you got thrown a hospital pass in front of all the leading European execs, the entire day can be made better when one of your musical heroes inexplicably comments on your Facebook status about cricket.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

Curiosity wrote:

Ah, it's amazing how after a dull meeting where you got thrown a hospital pass in front of all the leading European execs, the entire day can be made better when one of your musical heroes inexplicably comments on your Facebook status about cricket.

Who was the hero?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

I have a new mouse. It's another Logitech trackball that I've ordered for work.

My home one (same as Craster and some others from here I believe) had a fingerball control, but they've discontinued that model, so now I'm learning to use one with a thumb control. Feels a bit strange, but no doubt I'll get used to it.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38660

Mr Russell wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Ah, it's amazing how after a dull meeting where you got thrown a hospital pass in front of all the leading European execs, the entire day can be made better when one of your musical heroes inexplicably comments on your Facebook status about cricket.

Who was the hero?

Mr Tumble

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

People who favour trackballs are freaks.

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

Someone in your office gave me a new mouse.

It came in a box and was brand new and unsullied by geeky IT dept sweaty fingers.

It was easily the greatest thing I have achieved this week.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 15:26

We watched some fishing as we had breakfast. In amongst the sardines were a brace of flying fish.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

Trooper wrote:

People who favour trackballs are freaks.

Once you go track you never go back.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 15:28

Mr Russell wrote:

Curiosity wrote:

Ah, it's amazing how after a dull meeting where you got thrown a hospital pass in front of all the leading European execs, the entire day can be made better when one of your musical heroes inexplicably comments on your Facebook status about cricket.

Who was the hero?

Craster.

Or just an relatively unknown chap called Seth.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49244

You've heard me sing, I believe that to be true.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Mimi wrote:

Someone in your office gave me a new mouse.

Man, even I can't get a new mouse out of our IT dude! How did you manage it?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Cras wrote:

Trooper wrote:

People who favour trackballs are freaks.

Once you go track you never go back.

QED

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

Trooper wrote:

Mimi wrote:

Someone in your office gave me a new mouse.

Man, even I can't get a new mouse out of our IT dude! How did you manage it?

'Hello, my mouse was playing up earlie. I moved it to another port and now it is working again, but it might break again... *smile*'

I got a new PC in pretty much the same manner.

And a white board so I could draw cartoons of people

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

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Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

In contrast, I had to pay for mine.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

Holiday in ten minutes!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

Five minutes!

Mimi · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 26098

Four minutes! And I'll spend those washing my coffee cup and playing with my hair.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12337

I'll wash my hair and play with my cup!

Curiosity · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 16:05

Going on holiday tomorrow. Ordered a few DVDs off Amazon to be delivered via Prime, so we'd have something to watch while over there.

Just got an email saying that they failed to deliver them.

How can you fail to deliver a DVD? Did they try putting them through the letterbox the wrong way? Useless arses.

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Imagine that. The poop would never come out.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 21:06

I met the voice of Mario today and he was a brilliant guy!

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In the end, he signed these for me.

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Goddess Jasmine · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 21:16

Awesome stuff!

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 21:42

Did he steal anything?

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Sep 06, 2013 22:17

Did he jump down a green pipe?

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22392

Did he collect any chaos emeralds?

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Is he on your lock screen?

Anonymous X · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2046

My girlfriend's received her ballot paper in the post earlier. I do get interested that there's a country that still has such things as "politics" and "democracy", unlike this grim island nation we're all imprisoned on.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Sep 07, 2013 4:41

Just returned from the Gros Islet street party. Left early as we are flying tomorrow. The place was pretty much stoned on ganja or pissed on rum with an MC shouting about dance competition s. If ever I needed Curio to do his Gangam those tickets would have been our prize. Lots of beautiful girls and beer was £1 a bottle. It was pretty good but weird as I still felt in the bubble. And everyone called me Charlie as I walked past.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Anonymous X wrote:

My girlfriend's received her ballot paper in the post earlier. I do get interested that there's a country that still has such things as "politics" and "democracy", unlike this grim island nation we're all imprisoned on.

If you're in prison that's probably your own fault at some level. Otherwise, you know where the door is. *points at nearest airport*

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Sep 07, 2013 13:51

Zardoz wrote:

Did he steal anything?

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