[Feedback] Request: A way to locally sort artists under same name

[Moritz Hobe]

On Friday 22 June 2007 21:42:31 Ian Monroe wrote:
> On 6/22/07, Andrew Ash <ash211 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Editing destroys the file integrity for P2P filesharing programs such
> > as BitTorrent.  The protocol works on the principle that the local
> > copies of the files that everyone has are identical.  So if Daniel
> > edits the tags of those files then they are no longer useful for the
> > network as a whole.  He would have to make another copy of the file
> > just to fix the tags for display in Amarok.
> >
> > Think of the files as read-only, since that's closer to what they are
> > in this case.
> >
> > > Having some sort of parallel tag/sorting system on top of the current
> > > would be a mess to implement and would be confusing.
> >
> > I agree, it would be a mess and confusing, but it has a use case.
> > Hopefully, if Amarok devs decide to take a shot at this case, it can
> > be implemented cleanly.
> >
> > I'm thinking that Amarok can internally use the tags of the files as a
> > starting point for its database, and then allow the user to change the
> > attributes on the internal database but still have that entry
> > associated with the read-only file.  Maybe an option in the Collection
> > setup could be 'these files are read-only' (or be detected as such)
> > and then this behavior could be applied to those files.
> >
> > Just an idea.
> >
> > > Ian
> >
> > Andrew
>
> Pirates can just keep a copy of their shared music somewhere else. Yeesh!
>
> Ian

I'm not important, but I totally agree. We don't need special pirate-functions 
which make it easier to spread music illegally all over the web.
"Even" musicians deserve money for their work.
Be a part of the solution, not of the problem.