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tekunokurato

On the Legitimate Uses of "Peer-to-Peer" Technology

Aug 30, 2004 11:14

“I used a web browser once and I believe there was no globally centralized server involved at any point. Does that count ( Read more... )

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babzen August 30 2004, 10:50:56 UTC

Yay for P2P! It's cool to see business models based on new technology. Too bad the slightly better of the two major parties has it's hand so deep in the pocket of lobby groups intent on destroying this technology. That site of big givers was a nice read.

tekunokurato August 30 2004, 11:00:54 UTC

Yeah, interesting, isn't it? I figure it's because the companies know they already own the republicans, so they're trying that much harder to buy the democrats.

kayselkiemoon August 30 2004, 13:19:06 UTC

I liked this post, jack ^_^ informed me in a useful way, which is always a nice thing.

tekunokurato August 30 2004, 13:27:52 UTC

Wait until tomorrow's (which I've already written). Jack Valenti just did another interview and boy do I have some bones to pick.

kayselkiemoon August 30 2004, 13:28:29 UTC

haha. will do ^_^

3rdrate August 31 2004, 07:33:42 UTC

I agree. Mostly.

Here's the deal - bottom line with movie copying is that valid potential for profits have to be shown. For example, 3-2-1's DVDXCopy is expressly for pirating purposes. It is never, ever EVER used to back up DVDs - or at least, I'd be willing to be that the ration of legal to illegal usage is a hugely skewed figure. They could get by with a technicality in a court of law by proving at least one instance of legal usage, but it's a technicality regardless.

As for P2P, I'm not totally convinced that great possibility for profitibility lies on the part of the industry, be it music or movie. However, it's clearly a fact of life, and they need to embrace it somehow to start making money off of it. Old man Valenti is soooo lame...

tekunokurato August 31 2004, 08:37:30 UTC

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