Comments on: Dear p2p operators -

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 21:57:46 +0000

i agree, i couldn’t help noticing how many times they managed to bring up that phrase and issue with out backing it up with any proof.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 05:05:13 +0000

“Music companies lost more than $4.6 billion worldwide last year, according to the RIAA [Recording Industry Association of America] and movie industry officials pegged their annual losses from bootlegged films at more than $3.5 billion.’”

That, of course, assumes that everyone who downloaded a copyrighted work both had the desire AND ability to pay the price set by the publishers. I suspect that the vast majority of folks who download such stuff can’t afford to pay for it or they would, so the numbers are obviously inflated grossly.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 23:24:25 +0000

All in all, the quality of music you hear is the ultimate issue here. A purchased CD will always have better quality to it and there is enough music lovers who love and need to hear that quality. Same with movies and other types of programing.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 13 Aug 2004 23:19:37 +0000

i think your right about us suffering in the long run with music sharing. hopefully they’ll lower the prices of cd’s before that happens though. They all are still paid very well.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 14:07:11 +0000

For what it’s worth, I counted 6 instances in 15 paragraphs of the phrase “child pornography.”
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Insidious, isn’t it? Any defense of p2p is becoming a defense of child pornography simply because they repeated the phrase so many times. They didn’t even need to show evidence as to the apparently massive kiddie porn epidemic.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 06:09:53 +0000

$4.6 Billion, $3.5 Billion! This is a drop in the bucket for these industries. They don’t whine when some music star or movie star buys a new stretch Escalade limo or Lear jet for every day of the week. And they don’t seem to feel guilty at all for charging the public (fans!) $18.00 for a CD or $25.00 for a DVD that costs them less than $.50 to make. Maybe they should hire new accountants to do some housecleaning and find out where those billions of dollars really went!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 05:24:36 +0000

Unfortunately it is not the P2P knowlagable who write the laws.

It’s the P2P UNknolegable who believe what the “authorities” tell them is true and write and pass laws on bad information.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 08:41:10 +0000

This is, of course, a clearly unbiased opinion from someone with absolutely no interest in things from a corporate perspective.

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Mon, 09 Aug 2004 07:17:43 +0000

You guys must admit though, with the increasing usage of P2P programs, we will suffer in the long end. If we continue to download music and movies, without purchasing them, then companies are losing money which they use to produce these movies and music. So if we continue to rob these companies and people, then eventually there will be nothing worth downloading.

The part about users computer being open to other people, well that is the users responsibility to take care of. If they choose to use the program, then they choose to open their computer voluntarily. So if they contract some virus or some of their personal information is stolen, then it mostly their fault.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 19:51:01 +0000

That’s another way of looking at it. But I think the AG letter means exactly what it says – “even when the computer is ‘off’. (http://p2pnet.net/story/2083)

And who knows who the author(s) was(were)?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 15:24:03 +0000

Then wouldn’t it be easier to say that it is shared by other computers than making himself look like such a fool in front of the whole P2P community?

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 09:30:17 +0000

I think the author meant that files that originated from your computer can still be shared by other computers after you turn your computer off. For example, if you have a text file with all your credit card numbers(i dont know why anybody would do that) and somebody downloads it. Now you turn your computer off, however that file is still accessable through that person who downloaded it from you.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 07:50:10 +0000

“It is only by taking such steps that P2P networks will be able to realize their innovative potential as a 21st century virtual collaboration and project management tool”

p2p is ideal as a legal file sharing tool. There’s no need to try and change it’s current functionality to meet bureaucrats criteria.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 06:06:08 +0000

yeh, and i like “According to a January 25, 2004 New York Times Magazine article, ‘[c]yber networks like KaZaa and Morpheus – have become the Mexican border of virtual sexual exploitation.’

there ya go. if the NYT says so, it must be true and is good as some kind of proof of something in a letter signed by all those ag’s

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Sat, 07 Aug 2004 05:31:54 +0000

“We take seriously our responsibility to protect our citizens from misleading or deceptive practices”

That one gets me

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 19:21:15 +0000

For god’s sakes, take a few computer classes or talk to any nine or ten year old about what is and what is not possible when your computer is off. That line in and of itself eliminates any credibility they might have on internet issues.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 07:50:37 +0000

“We view with alarm reports that P2P software is being used by your companies as a means of transmitting unwanted spyware and adware that is bundled with the P2P software. Spyware aids an individual or a corporation in gathering information about P2P users without their consent or in asserting control over P2P users’ computers without their consent. In the past, we have initiated enforcement actions against Internet web sites that, without the knowledge of our consumers, placed ‘cookies’ on their computers designed to track their use of the Internet. We would ask you to take concrete and meaningful steps to avoid the infringement of the privacy and security of our citizens by bundling unwanted spyware and adware with your software.”

Ummm, hello, practically every P2P app that has any adware either asks if you want it to install it, or notifies you and makes you accept a user agreement to install it. Meanwhile, simply surfing the web or visiting sites nets you thousands of more annoying and harmful spyware that are designed to be hard to remove.

If you’re so adamant about controling spyware, BAN IT! We’re sick of it, not because of when we *agree* to put in on our computers, but when they sneak in on without our knowledge and drain all our system resources. The people upstairs need to get a clue, because it’s apparent they have none.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 06:45:49 +0000

no kiding, with the power turned off, the only thing still runing is the clock.(it has its only batery).

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 03:40:39 +0000

“Furthermore, P2P file-sharing technology can allow its users to access the files of other users, even when the computer is ‘off’ if the computer itself is connected to the Internet via broadband.”

If my computer is ‘off’, it’s not doing anything, let alone sharing all my prized documents and personal info. These people need to get a clue.