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11-05-2018, 02:15 PM | #1 |
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Billy Corgan Threatens To Call FBI: ‘They’ll Be Sued Into Poverty’
https://www.alternativenation.net/bi...-sued-poverty/
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recently discussed considering calling the FBI over someone who stole and leaked Pumpkins music. Below are excerpts from recent Corgan Instagram story Q&A’s. There’s confusion online about Strength in Numbers. Is it Machina era or not? Maybe there wouldn’t be confusion if the version you speak of wasn’t procured illegally. I know it wasn’t supposed to be released cause it was stolen, but Strength in Numbers? Let’s just say we know who stole all that music from us and all I have to do is call the FBI it won’t be such a funny joke anymore. Will we see higher quality versions of Machina Acoustic demos? You mean as opposed to the ones that were stolen from me and bootlegged? Will you ever go after the people who leaked your songs? I’m excited to hear as intended! Let’s just say that if I decide to go after the leaker, their life will be ruined and they will be sued into poverty. Last convo I had with law enforcement was with a special division of the FBI. I believe the original source is known to many and someone should come forth to save them being ruined and in turn keep themselves from being prosecuted and/or sued. Meaning I will go easier on original leaker if someone turns them in and saves me a lot of hassle. |
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11-05-2018, 02:19 PM | #2 |
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So...the leaker is in hiding...or Billy doesn't know who the actual leaker was?
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11-05-2018, 02:24 PM | #3 |
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Old news discussed in Instagram Q+A thread
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11-05-2018, 02:25 PM | #4 |
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If Bill sued wouldn't he have to show some damages? How much could some random demo be worth?
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11-05-2018, 02:32 PM | #5 |
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It’s Billy. He’s probably convinced it’s worth millions.
http://forums.netphoria.org/showthre...186606&page=24 |
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11-05-2018, 02:51 PM | #6 | |
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Saying something like: "You better come forward or I call the FBI on you" tells me he doesn't know and he's trying a childish tactic to trick the leaker. |
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11-05-2018, 02:58 PM | #7 |
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11-05-2018, 05:30 PM | #8 |
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billy is a twat.
as reported in the instagarm Q&A thread and every other thread |
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11-05-2018, 05:54 PM | #9 |
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It's so laughable that he thinks we're all buying his "I know exactly who it is" bullshit. He's like a 6 year-old trying to lie.
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11-05-2018, 06:03 PM | #10 |
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Sounds like he doesn't actually know who leaked it lol
Just stop Billy, your respect meter is already low and this ain't helping |
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11-05-2018, 07:18 PM | #11 |
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He probably has a good idea about who it is or even thinks he knows exactly who did it, but can't provide concrete proof... So in the eyes of the law it's nothing but an accusation.
It no doubt stems back to the Lucky 13 project. It's funny how bad that backfired! It's also gotta be why the Monte relationship deteriorated. |
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11-05-2018, 07:22 PM | #12 |
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what was the lucky 13 project?
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11-05-2018, 08:11 PM | #13 |
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So Billy hates poor people now. Cool.
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11-05-2018, 08:22 PM | #14 |
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whew so happy i'm not one of those
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11-05-2018, 08:27 PM | #15 |
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but he said sued into poverty, implying they've already got at least a little bit o money
could be a rich, could be James, or Jimmy, or god forbid, sweet Jacky Bates! |
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11-05-2018, 08:33 PM | #16 |
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It's hard to fathom the FBI caring much about this. It's not like someone leaked a new Jay-Z album or something... Someone leaked some old throwaway songs from a washed up band who hasn't had a hit in over 20 years.
Like how much money would it potentially have cost Billy as a result of the leaks? a couple grand at most? |
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11-05-2018, 08:33 PM | #17 |
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Maybe it was Darcy.
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11-05-2018, 08:34 PM | #18 |
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11-05-2018, 08:35 PM | #19 |
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Jk fuzzy
but seriously though I know it was you... or SWEET... Gregory Pectin |
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11-05-2018, 08:39 PM | #20 |
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Rare tracks that were never gonna be released anyways or would be released on some expensive box set that die hard fans will buy anyways. I’m not seeing where the financial damage was.
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11-05-2018, 08:40 PM | #21 |
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was the song even any good?
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11-05-2018, 08:42 PM | #22 |
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youtube "strength in numbers"... Apparently it's a Zeitgeist throwaway...
Not very impressive to be honest. Hard to see him being able to monetize anything from that particular track. I'd post the embedded video, but I'm not sure about the policy here... I know leaks aren't allowed, but it's been hosted on Youtube for over 2 years. |
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11-05-2018, 09:08 PM | #23 |
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11-05-2018, 09:37 PM | #24 |
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11-05-2018, 10:02 PM | #25 |
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fuckin idiot. i too spoke to a special branch of the FBI once. child crimes (as in, crimes against children)
fuck you billy corgan ouch owie everyone loves my songs so much they'll STEAL THEM better tie up the fuckin FBI because i'm a big bald crybaby |
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11-05-2018, 10:18 PM | #26 |
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he's not calling the FBI.
just like Trump isn't gonna call the FBI on Christopher A. Wray. well, he just might actually. |
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11-05-2018, 10:24 PM | #27 |
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yeah i just felt like being really abusive for a second
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11-05-2018, 10:44 PM | #28 |
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It's funny because if you read between the lines, it's clear Corgan really DOESN'T know who did it.
"Let’s just say that if I decide to go after the leaker, their life will be ruined and they will be sued into poverty. Last convo I had with law enforcement was with a special division of the FBI. I believe the original source is known to many and someone should come forth to save them being ruined and in turn keep themselves from being prosecuted and/or sued. Meaning I will go easier on original leaker if someone turns them in and saves me a lot of hassle" |
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11-05-2018, 10:49 PM | #29 |
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It's kinda crazy that he's being so dramatic... It was just a few unreleased old demos... In the age of the internet, highly anticipated releases get leaked all of the time. It just comes with the territory.
Music sales are so insignificant these days that most artists simply release new music to promote a tour so a lot of artists aren't even that concerned about leaks... Usually it's the label themselves putting up a fuss. |
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11-05-2018, 10:54 PM | #30 |
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I mean, I'm a hardcore fan and I only recently listened to the demos in question a week ago.
These "unreleased gems" have been on youtube for over 2 years and they each only have over 2 thousand views... Probably all from the same 50 people. This fact that he thinks it's worth destroying someone over and getting the FBI involved shows how delusional he really is. |
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