| Does anybody think blocking BitTorrent will stop piracy? Better question: does anybody think stopping piracy will have any bottom-line effect on the "industry" (whichever "industry" you might be referring to)?
Billions (trillions?) of dollars are being spent to stop an activity that has no overall effect. There are two basic types of "pirates": those who weren't going to buy the item/product/whatever anyway and those who just want to try it out but will eventually buy it (for various reasons). Overall, "they" aren't losing much, if anything, to the effects piracy... except for former customers who won't have anything to do with them or their products anymore in the case of the RIAA labels and their ilk. Billions, even trillions, of dollars--including tax dollars--being thrown down a sink-hole... all to no good benefit.
Am I opposed to piracy? Absolutely. Do I think this campaign against piracy will benefit anyone (other than those selling anti-piracy "tools")? Not in any way whatsoever. |
