 Wolfie00My dog is an elitistPremium
join:2005-03-12
kudos:4 | Ridiculous argument It's a hilariously misguided argument on at least three counts, not to mention the ridiculous analogies and exaggerations:
1) P2P ≠ copyright infringement. P2P -- BT in particular -- is an innovative technology with lots of useful, legal applications. We are treading down a dangerous path if protocols are banned.
2) Conversely, P2P is by no means the only method of copyright infringement, and removing it doesn't solve the anything.
3) The "60% to 70% of all Internet traffic" sounds like playing fast and loose with numbers. What does tend to be true is that over shared-media broadband (i.e.- cable) BT has a propensity to saturate the upstream channel. However the cable operators know this and in their own interests are starting to introduce traffic-shaping systems that recognize BT packets and can throttle their bandwidth use. This addresses the major problem that NBCU says they are concerned about.
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