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I tend to agree.
I for one think P2P is a valuable technology and in no way should it be thrown out with the bath water. However, I also agree that those making the software must acknowledge how it is being used and the majority of it's use is for copyright infringement. (One only need to look at what is being "shared".)

From a technology stand point, there is no reason that the content providers can't add a "marker" in the content to be identified by the P2P software and refuse to allow it to be "shared".

The problem of course is that all those "sharing" would drop the software like the plague and the P2P companies know it. While they claim ignorance as to their software's use, they aren't dumb enough to believe it would be a financially rewarding endeavour if it were not for sharing of copyrighted works. The fact is, they make their money by attracting people to their adds and people tolerate it because they are getting their content for free. In other words they ARE making money from others works and they are in no hurry to do anything that may disrupt it.
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p2p not the problem  JWatson77 | 03/15/04
I won't share riaa stuff  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Legit uses  tic swayback | 03/16/04
I tend to agree.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Too bad that wouldn't work  voska | 03/16/04
No, that isn't true.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
I'll believe it when I see it  voska | 03/16/04
Attorneys Generals Should Work On Privacy  ParadigmOdyssey | 03/15/04
Theft is Theft no matter how you sugar coat it !  realitycheck101 | 03/15/04
The "Pirates" do have a clue..  Patrick Jones | 03/15/04
The movie industry vs music industry  voska | 03/16/04
I agree ...  Patrick Jones | 03/16/04
I agree, new releases are little pricey  voska | 03/16/04
blah blah blah PIRACY ROCKS!!!!!!!  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
BOOOOR-ING.  James T. Kirk | 03/16/04
for 5000 thousand years it wasn't theft  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Interesting, disagree with you and get called names.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
It's a troll  voska | 03/16/04
You need reading help!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
Message has been deleted.  voska | 03/16/04
Message has been deleted.  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Not at all....  James T. Kirk | 03/16/04
Really, Shill, partrot, troll???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
A spades a spades  voska | 03/16/04
1 track mind only = troll when u flame  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Really.  James T. Kirk | 03/16/04
Tell that to the RIAA  theding0 | 03/16/04
RIAA guilty of theft  tic swayback | 03/16/04
for 5000 thousand years it wasn't theft  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
who is stealing from society?  ryusen | 03/16/04
The MPAA believes in backup copies.....  James T. Kirk | 03/16/04
Buying twice is not a back  voska | 03/16/04
he does think regional coding is bad  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Theft from the consumer is OK though  jellyclock | 03/16/04
You have so laws that need fixing  voska | 03/16/04
it's such a ripp-off!  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
So that is your "excuse". Mommy the other boys did it too.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 03/16/04
be nice if you answered the question or  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Who needs an excuse?  Valdez_z | 03/16/04
hey why not right?  ryusen | 03/16/04
Artists (other than current) will give up labels  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04
Digital is WAY too expensive  James Dean_z | 03/16/04
Why congress loves HDTV  tic swayback | 03/16/04
TVs gone down the tubes  voska | 03/16/04
I won't share riaa stuff  cybershoplifter | 03/16/04

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