Comments on: Bringing content owners to their knees http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815/comment-page-1#comment-201554 Reader's Write Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:55:24 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815#comment-201554 "2. Taking steps to encourage legacy users of the old Morpheus software to upgrade to the new filtered versions." Which they certainly won't, unless they've been living under a rock for the last year. They're not stupid, and they're not going to fall for that kind of scam. Gnutella-based P2P programs are nearly extinct anyway. More and more people are turning away from them because of security risks, and all the spam they get with their search results. Instead, more people are using BitTorrent, eMule and DC. And since these programs are: 1) Open-Source 2) Widely Distributed 3) Independently operated through trackers, hubs, etc. They ain't goin' nowhere. Even if the cartels managed to sue them out of existence (including all the BT/eMule sites and trackers and DC hubs) more of them would just pop right up in a matter of hours. The cartels are fighting a losing battle. Embrace the technology or die. “2. Taking steps to encourage legacy users of the old Morpheus software to upgrade to the new filtered versions.”

Which they certainly won’t, unless they’ve been living under a rock for the last year. They’re not stupid, and they’re not going to fall for that kind of scam.

Gnutella-based P2P programs are nearly extinct anyway. More and more people are turning away from them because of security risks, and all the spam they get with their search results. Instead, more people are using BitTorrent, eMule and DC. And since these programs are:

1) Open-Source
2) Widely Distributed
3) Independently operated through trackers, hubs, etc.

They ain’t goin’ nowhere. Even if the cartels managed to sue them out of existence (including all the BT/eMule sites and trackers and DC hubs) more of them would just pop right up in a matter of hours.

The cartels are fighting a losing battle. Embrace the technology or die.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815/comment-page-1#comment-201419 Reader's Write Mon, 29 Oct 2007 16:55:45 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815#comment-201419 I am downloading and sharing right now to bother these parasites. Also I am religiously avoiding giving any moneyto any RIAA or MPAA members. Not even a peny! Sorry! I am downloading and sharing right now to bother these parasites.

Also I am religiously avoiding giving any moneyto any RIAA or MPAA members. Not even a peny! Sorry!

]]> By: Monkey D. Luffy http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815/comment-page-1#comment-201383 Monkey D. Luffy Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:35:03 +0000 http://www.p2pnet.net/story/13815#comment-201383 What a waste of time and money. Every time the labels do a victory dance over p2p court victories either something new comes up, or people just ignore it and keep on downloading anyway. What a waste of time and money. Every time the labels do a victory dance over p2p court victories either something new comes up, or people just ignore it and keep on downloading anyway.

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