ViRGEdx
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Re: Fail!
Epic? Sure. But I don't think it'll fail.
The RIAA will eventually get enough data to convince the ISP beancounters that they're going to save more money than acting on these requests will cost*. There's a finite list of ISPs, and an even smaller list of good ones; this system doesn't have to be perfect to scare people away from pirating materials.
*think of all the Comcast subscribers that hit near their cap; that's 250GB of backhaul traffic you save on every time you can a $50 customer |
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| said by ViRGEdx  :*think of all the Comcast subscribers that hit near their cap; that's 250GB of backhaul traffic you save on every time you can a $50 customer That is assuming the ISP's pay by the gigabyte. Which they do not.
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said by ViRGEdx :*think of all the Comcast subscribers that hit near their cap; that's 250GB of backhaul traffic you save on every time you can a $50 customer Why, because people won't listen to music or watch video if they have to get it legally?
The smart ISPs know better -- fighting P2P file-sharing is the wrong battle, because this is simply consumer demand being fueled by the want of multimedia to fill big-screens and iPods.
Plus the ISPs are also video-delivery companies that fight their own licensing battles -- the excesses of copyright mean they don't get anything for free unless its 70 years old. They know first hand how ridiculous that is, and how impossible it is to bargain with monopolistic power.
What good is the 500-channel system if there's nothing interesting on? How relevant is programming from before the U.S. truly was "the Great 48"? So why offer the 500-channel system if nobody can afford to subscribe? ISPs aren't in a hurry to embrace studio power -- they want exclusive rights ended sooner just as much as we do. (Isn't it true that if somehow the studios could eliminate simple file-sharing, it would just strengthen the studio's own monopoly power and Video providers would pay even more abusive rates for programming content?)
But, either way, you can't fight demand -- nobody can fight demand. One might as well try to sweep the water back into the ocean with a pushbroom -- the day will be busy, but nothing will actually be accomplished.
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