I’m sorry, but are you saying that you’re currently starving? I find that rather hard to believe. If you truly are, then perhaps you are in the wrong line of work.

I’m in full agreement that people who generate the things we all enjoy, such as music, movies, and yes, even software, deserve to be paid for all their hard work. That is of course if the price being asked is reasonable, which very often it is not. If it was, there wouldn’t be a “P2P problem” in the world today. Add to that the fact that the various industries has gone completely insane, suing their own customers and fans, showing just how greedy and spiteful they can be, and it is hardly surprising that your average joe starts to fight back any way they can. Looking at the actions of the industry over the years, it is completely clear to me that they wanted a war, and a war is exactly what they got. No point crying about P2P now, it’s way too late for that. Really, at this point there is only one way this war can end, and that is by one side winning it. No matter how many good people you sue, no matter who you ruin, no matter how many laws you get created in your favor, no matter how many officials you bribe, no matter how many lies you tell, in the end you will not win. You would have to jail 90% of the worlds population in order to do so, and good luck with that. While you may have a lot of power, we have the numbers. Yes, it is the average joe that has the true power. The people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we drive your ambulances. We connect your calls, we guard you while you sleep. Do not fuck with us.

Really? I don’t live in your republic. You say potato, I say Sweden.

> how can the industry be paid for their hard work
> and continue to produce more material

Sigh. There are other distribution and payment models which are suitable for open P2P sharing. If time was invested in them instead of wasted on frivolous litigation, there would be no problem to discuss.

You forget that the primary goal of any media production is to be viewed, not to generate a direct income stream – that comes once you have viewers who enjoy your production.

Go do some research and come back when you’ve got some constructive ideas about P2P. In the immortal words of Ian Fleming’s Q:- “Yes, well, it’s called the future, so get used to it”.

Ironically, I would point you to an interesting and thought-provoking video lecture on this very topic – but the .torrent file for it is stored on isohunt.com, which is offline right now of course.

On the other hand, perhaps it’s best to leave your thoughts unprovoked.

Peace, love and understanding.

- Dr. Abraham Perelman
(pp. Anonymous Coward)

Directors and script-writers need to be payed for the entertainment which is enjoyed – if everyone freeloaded on copyright-infringed material, than how can the industry be paid for their hard work and continue to produce more material? isoHunt and other tracker sites (like Demonoid) need to be shut down.

Peace.