Of course, there's nothing illegal about the BitTorrent protocol itself. It's simply a way to transfer files, and the Linux and open source communities have been using BitTorrent to distribute software for some time now. But there's no denying that a lot of what you'll find at popular BitTorrent trackers like TorrentSpy and The Pirate Bay is copyrighted material like music, movies, and TV shows being distributed without permission from the copyright holders.
But is the answer to ask BitTorrent trackers to spy on their users, or to provide alternate, legal methods for distributing your content? Perhaps if the studios did a better job of providing high quality ad-supported videos and music for download, piracy wouldn't be so prevalent. Or maybe we're just living in a dream world.
[via TorrentFreak]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-27-2008 @ 8:08PM
memphis said...
A sad, sad day
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3-27-2008 @ 8:10PM
Bufsabre said...
im ganna go pour a 40 for them and all the memories and how easy they made getting things, im ganna miss those guys and gals
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3-27-2008 @ 9:33PM
Bloobie said...
Considering that just visiting their website over the past few months has resulted in many, many incoming "Hollywood" domain requests, blocked by PeerGuardian's blacklists, I would say that their time was up long ago. Good riddance.
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3-28-2008 @ 7:41AM
michas_pi said...
I concur whole-heartedly.
3-28-2008 @ 7:40AM
Drew said...
Didn't they block US traffic a long time ago?
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3-28-2008 @ 7:41AM
julian said...
well we finally see some solidarity from a website
and sadly
yes
that would be a dream world.
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3-29-2008 @ 4:02AM
marco said...
Problem is too many people will continue stealing movies and software ... even if the prices are $1 for each movie / software title.
People KILL each other for 10 bucks...
What a sad world.
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3-29-2008 @ 8:12AM
Jeebus said...
It's not fucking stealing. It's copyright infringement.
3-29-2008 @ 4:05AM
marco said...
I never went to a video store and put a dvd in my jacket and left without paying for it... so pls. tell me where is the difference, Jeebus?
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3-31-2008 @ 12:54PM
Jeebus said...
The difference is in the definition. Look both words up in a dictionary if you don't know the difference.
The term "intellectual property" is a misnomer, as it is not property in the traditional sense.
Here's an easily accessible article about the subject. The comments are worth reading.
http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/copyright-crusade.ars
3-29-2008 @ 8:17AM
marco said...
and where's the difference?
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