11-23-2005, 09:22 PM
MEAT,Nov 23 2005, 01:33 PM Wrote:The creator of Bittorent has sold out to the MPAA, but was he justified or pressured into blocking links to known pirate sites? From what I've heard, Bram Cohen is a strong advocate of file sharing and freedom of rights, however after several lawsuits against Bittorent, I can't help but feel Bram was coerced into this contract deal with the MPAA.
This will be the decade our liberal rights took a dive, from Homeland Security, to P2P monitoring, to stipulations on having children in Indiana, etc. All your rights are belong to us!
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Not everyone who uses P2P steals, and not everyone who uses P2P doesn't steal. Both of these statements are true.
Were P2P an interaction where anyone could count on the integrity of the average person not being corruptible by the impulse for theft and greed, or exploited by the billions who are by their cultural predilections contextual thieves, P2P would not be threatened by the counterforces. Sadly, human nature being what it is, Lars of Metallica was right: Napster and other P2P tools encouraged outright theft, regardless of their utility for legal and legit interactions.
Your first step in countering the perceived threat to the independent man is to buy a brown duster.
Brown Coat 10 oz oilskin
Brown Coat 12 oz oilskin Duster
Or, go to Browncoats.com and consider how to keep flying. ;)
Burn the land
Boil the sea
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Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete