The Generational Divide in Copyright Morality
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| The program’s existence had triggered an online controversy about the pros,
| cons and implications of copy protection. But to me, there wasn’t much gray
| area. “To me, it’s obvious that PyMusique is designed to facilitate illegal
| song-swapping online,” I wrote. And therefore, it’s wrong to use it.
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http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/12/20/the-generational-divide-in-copyright-morality/
Related:
Mark Cuban to ISPs: block all P2P traffic; Ars to Cuban: um, no
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| Of course, there are many legitimate uses for P2P that Google Video can't
| replace, like distributing Linux ISOs. Furthermore, the notion that the only
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| people who benefit from P2P technology are the distributors is wrong. If I
| have the option of grabbing a download from a distant single server or from a
| torrent with hundreds of users, I'm going to opt for the torrent. Why? It's
| almost guaranteed to be faster, and let's face it: most BitTorrent software
| is quite adept at managing large downloads. Perhaps I want to throttle it
| while playing a game; perhaps I want to encrypt my transfers. If I'm
| distributing video or audio, perhaps I don't wish to be bound by the terms of
| Google Video.
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http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20071122-mark-cuban-to-isps-block-all-p2p-traffic.html
Consumer groups want Comcast fined for thwarting the Bible
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| A number of consumer groups are petitioning the FCC to fine Comcast $195,000
| for every customer affected by their BitTorrent-throttling practices. The FCC
| has said in the past that service providers can't "block" customers from
| using certain applications or websites, but it hasn't enforced that policy.
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http://valleywag.com/tech/politics/consumer-groups-want-comcast-fined-for-thwarting-the-bible-317960.php
More examples of the power of torrents in **FIGHTING CRIME**:
MS dirty tricks archive trickles back to life
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| The 3,000 document archive from the Comes antitrust trial, which
| disappeared from the web abruptly when Microsoft settled the case last
| week, is beginning to trickle back into view.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/21/microsoft_archive_not_lost/
The 1998 Bill Gates Deposition Video -- It's Baaack!
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| First, the good news: Remember how hard we looked for the video of
| Microsoft CEO Bill Gates' 1998 deposition testimony in the Justice
| Department's litigation against Microsoft? It seemed to have
| completely disappeared from the Internet as far as we could
| determine. There are text transcripts available, but not the
| complete video.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20070201160753532
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