 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 |  Interesting
I think this will prove that the vast majority of the thieves will simply move to other free trackers and even cheap content won't change their behavior. (As if there weren't a myriad of ways to obtain cheap content now anyway.)
I will say, I like this idea though. Harnessing end-user computing power, bandwidth, and storage space is something I've thought would be a good idea for a long time. I think it will be interesting to see how effective this idea is for the users who do stick around. I hope the content producers can reach an agreement with TPB, but my guess is someone else without TPB's history will take this idea and make it successful. I don't think the content producers will work with TPB on principle ... and I can't say I blame them. | |
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 iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 Reviews:
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| Re: Interesting And I'm sure ISPs loooove the idea of people trading their bandwidth for a reduced subscription fee to TPB. Remember the whole Vuze situation?
Oh and FWIW, if I was able to get the equivalent of Redbox online (24-hour DRMed releases for $1 per 24 hours), and if the content available was comparable to the stuff on BitTorrent, then guess what? I'd do it. | |
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 | MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
kudos:12 | Re: Interesting said by iansltx:And I'm sure ISPs loooove the idea of people trading their bandwidth for a reduced subscription fee to TPB. Remember the whole Vuze situation? I think that will be the sticking point. They supposedly have plans to work with ISPs (probably using the bittorrent content caching idea) to reduce network strain, but I don't think the ISPs will work with them for the same reason the content companies likely won't. | |
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| | | said by iansltx:Oh and FWIW, if I was able to get the equivalent of Redbox online (24-hour DRMed releases for $1 per 24 hours), and if the content available was comparable to the stuff on BitTorrent, then guess what? I'd do it. Amazon and netflix have cheap streaming content with major hollywood releases too. Amazon is a couple of bucks per flick and netflix is 10/mo unlimited. Both have HD content. | |
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| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Interesting I have Netflix, however the streaming video is hit or miss at times (would MUCH rather have a 350 MB/hr MPEG4 download) and $1 per night is less than what Amazon and iTunes charge. | |
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|  dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by iansltx:if I was able to get the equivalent of Redbox online (24-hour DRMed releases for $1 per 24 hours), and if the content available was comparable to the stuff on BitTorrent, then guess what? I'd do it. I wouldn't. i'd go to a kiosk and get an unencumbered disc i could rent/rip/return and toss copy in a drawer to watch at MY convenience in full quality with NO DRM!
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| | iansltx
join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Interesting Uhh, DVDs are chock full of crazy DRM these days  | |
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| | | | | Re: Interesting I think he meant the copy... | |
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| | | dvd536as Mr. Pink as they comePremium
join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
kudos:4 | said by iansltx:Uhh, DVDs are chock full of crazy DRM these days The copy doesn't seem to have any 
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| patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by iansltx:And I'm sure ISPs loooove the idea of people trading their bandwidth for a reduced subscription fee to TPB. Remember the whole Vuze situation? What about WoW using BT?
Not sure what other corporate users force their users to use BT. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
kudos:2 | Re: Interesting ISPs still don't like it, though they ge treally ticked about open trackers. | |
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 Wizeguy
join:2008-08-23
Safety Harbor, FL
1 edit | Thank you Matt for calling these sites for what they are "thieves" Most of the post above are crybabies losing their free ride. Start to think about the people that own and bother to copyright the content you are stealing. This puts the bread on their table, the roof over thier head, sends their children to school, etc. Case in point saw Leslie Gore singer songwriter in concert. She said "her songs are like her children except when her real children leave they don't send money back home like her songs do". Lets face it Pirate Bay is in to make money why shouldn't the owners of content they provide be compensated? | |
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| DMNTD
join:2002-10-19
Austin, TX Reviews:
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| Re: Interesting Yeah "wiseguy"..perfect name because your the exact shape of a tool. Your definition of "copyright" is not what its designed for, that's what this is all about.
You seem to have missed it altogether but that's what happens when you get spoon fed and believe in "welfare". MAN till I am forced to destroy all mental worlds bah! .. go read Techdirt for some opposite side of the coin self-made plate dinners. | |
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