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 MikeGPremium
join:2004-10-02
Hamilton, ON
2 edits | Bit Torrent BT is the modern way of taping a song on the radio, or setting your VCR to record your favourite TV show or movie. The only difference is that one person has the ability to do it, and share it with everyone(those in the scene), instead of everyone buying a blank tape and recording it themselves.
There will always be bootlegging, its just a matter of when and how. If they kill BT, another way will be developed, not to mention there are already alternatives to BT.
ISPs were just caught off guard when BT happened, but now its just an excuse to hold off on upgrading capacity, and saving money, at least for the larger providers.
Another reason i think some ISPs have throttled BT is b/c they know that most of the BT usage is illegal, and believe that the copyright organizations will stop it.
But then there is the other side, legal uses for bit torrent. There are many possible ways to distribute movies, music, and TV shows legally by using Bit Torrent. There was even that indy music group that released demos of their songs on BT, and another band that gave users the option of downloading their album for free, or paying whatever they wanted for it. Sooner or later i think they will embrace it.
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| The one thing always springs to mind when I see a thread about the BT and its legal issues.
Is that before the internet became what it is, and BT was around, we used to have sneaker net. Make a copy, and hand it out to peeps.
Sure it was slower then the 'net, but it was harder to track as well.
So they make BT go away, that will only hurt the small fry that can't afford bandwidth to distribute his product.
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