| The above posters' points were that google doesn't host torrents. Of course, the ones who replied to that were completely correct when they said that a .torrent file contains nothing but a map of where a specific file can be found.
Although really, most of the things that can be found through a torrent can be found direct download more often then not, using Google, making Google the same as a .torrent. Just points in the direction of the file rather then containing (or hosting) the file.
The reason why torrent sites get shutdown and Google doesn't is because torrents can't be shutdown. The "host" is every computer in the swarm (assuming they have uploading enabled). It's decentralized, and companies like the **AA's can't deal with decentralized. They need something to attack, like a website, or a network (Napster).
Torrents pose a far greater threat to them, and their unchanging business model, then Google linking to a direct download. The site hosting it could just be taken down right? |
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| Re: Next thing you know is that Microsoft will charge you a premium every year to let you run Windoze on your computer.
Let's face it, "piracy" is everywhere!! Heck, I can walk into my local Starbucks or McDonald's and listen to DRM-protected music being blasted out loud on their speakers!! What's next, mandatory headphones that filter DRM content, with a WiFi connection and a credit card slot, to 'unlock' them? Geez...
Expect TK Junk Mail to explain it to you in 5......4.......3........2........1....... seconds/posts/whichever comes first..... |
