| said by superht1:It is not because they lack bandwidth but because they want to destroy p2p, the right to trade files with other users. I'm gonna preface this by explaining that I use Azureus quite often. Now then...
You're going to have to explain to me where this "right" to trade files is described, 'cause I ain't never seen it. First off, packet shaping was implemented to deter users from trading copyrighted material. Users have found ways around that. Do you understand what that is? It's a violation of your ISP's terms of service, that's what. It's circumvention of safeguards put into place to limit the distribution of the aforementioned copyrighted material. It's grounds for termination of your account if they so desire, which you SHOULD be aware that they DO have the ability to find out what you're downloading at any given time.
You don't HAVE any "rights" when it comes to distributing those files, because YOU aren't the license holder. And don't even go into the whole "what about the non-copyrighted files?" schtick. It isn't even a factor and everyone knows it.
Example: take a look at one of the most popular bittorrent sites out there; mininova. Out of the top 20 downloaded files for today alone, 11 of those are TV episodes (copyrighted) and 5 are full feature movies (also copyrighted). The other 4 are Japanese anime.
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but when 80% of the top downloaded files are copyrighted stuff, don't you think the ISPs of the world are going to take steps to protect themselves? The right to trade files with other users... pfft... I want a new TV, maybe I should hop on down to Circuit City and steal me one of them, too? |
