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BitTorrent has avialability (only easy to get recent mainstream stuff) and centralization (Easy MPAA targets) problems despite its superior speed and anti-leech.

I wonder if SuprNova and the like were involved in the releasing of files? New 3rd party variants of bittorrent let you run public non-hosting trackers that can be seeded by outside releasers.

I think It is also safe to assume that the original bittorrent program is dead and the author probably got bought out with money and/or job (as opposed to getting sued which would happen eventiually if he didn't take the bribes). Fox did it to the Sithmas authors and 2 large overseas companies did to 2 of the major cast members of Broken Alegiance 2 and also Greg Martin a really cool space artist who gives his work away for free. But pay homage to the open source concept and bittorrent won't die!

New sites that pop up will be harder to sue because they won't be involved in relasing files and may not even run public trackers! A Public Tracker actually is very much like a Kazaa supernode or a Donkey Server but is severly hindered by the fact that .torrents are still tracker bound (although they can have multiple trackers now and can be generated without running a tracker or releasing a file).

ED2K:// links, however are not server bound!!
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Well good!  George Mitchell | 12/20/04
Yup, the noose just gets tighter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Good news!  d_jedi | 12/20/04
Yup, contributary infringement seems to be the sticker.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
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Off topic, no need of reply.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
It has consequences  voska | 12/20/04
They still haven't done anything  voska | 12/20/04
So many fish in the barrel...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
I hope you have 1 billion bullets......lol  Protector | 12/20/04
I hope you have more than one copied post. LOL  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Fits so much better here  voska | 12/20/04
What happens when they move to a new barrel?  tic swayback | 12/20/04
Until they get iron necks....  tic swayback | 12/20/04
... and the hangman gets lynched.  Anton Philidor | 12/20/04
Folk heroes like DVD Jon  voska | 12/21/04
Congrats ZDNet...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Message has been deleted.  ExLax_in_the_BHind | 12/20/04
Ya don't use it, then why do you comment?  Monkey_MCSE | 12/20/04
I don't use heroin either, but still I am against it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
But yet you still comment on something you don't use  Monkey_MCSE | 12/20/04
LOL, some egg on your face again  voska | 12/21/04
It's true this doesn't matter.  Protector | 12/20/04
Uh huh, tell the people...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Suuure  man_at_work | 12/20/04
Ithink these fools need to...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Aha  man_at_work | 12/20/04
Wow, some fake wanna be wrote a letter.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
lmao  man_at_work | 12/20/04
Sorry I called your bluff.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Right up your alley, bitty  AmusedAtItAll | 12/20/04
Recent pole of teens in schools and colleges  voska | 12/20/04
Only until mommy ands daddy have to pay up.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Like I said, not many win the lottery  voska | 12/20/04
Like I said, catching crooks for profit.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Why would they have to pay?  AmusedAtItAll | 12/20/04
Tell me, do you EVER read instead of rant?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
I can't say I've heard of that  voska | 12/21/04
I hope you have 1 billion bullets......lol  Protector | 12/20/04
No need, just keep taking out...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
So, do you think these two will be buying...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Catching pirates for profit....  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
The RIAA is only helping to detroy themselves  Protector | 12/20/04
No Kidding, threatening the Salvation Army  voska | 12/20/04
Blah, blah, blah, blah... The end is near.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Customers usually influence the selling price.  Anton Philidor | 12/20/04
Crooks ARE dictating the prices.  AmusedAtItAll | 12/20/04
Twisted?  Spoon Jabber | 12/21/04
Not so twisted  voska | 12/21/04
True  Spoon Jabber | 12/21/04
Crooks are only crooks because of the prices  andyolly | 12/22/04
First, you have to...  Spoon Jabber | 12/22/04
Take it one step further  tic swayback | 12/20/04
They do...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
But it's not working, is it?  tic swayback | 12/20/04
So you agree we need tougher laws. Thank you!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
There are different answers besides putting people in jail  tic swayback | 12/21/04
I can't, you can't, we can't  voska | 12/21/04
bitty BS, as usual  AmusedAtItAll | 12/20/04
Do you ever tire of being wrong?  AmusedAtItAll | 12/21/04
You can disagree with someone, you can...  Anton Philidor | 12/21/04
Gee, I read lots of newspapers.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
USA Organize crime at work  Mectron | 12/20/04
So, show us...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
Fools - They fail to miss the point  jerome_b | 12/20/04
You obviously miss the point !  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/20/04
So judges are always right?  WhoDaMan | 12/20/04
No such thing as Judge nullification.  Anton Philidor | 12/20/04
bitty, always wrong. never right. perfect record.  AmusedAtItAll | 12/20/04
Napster lost, despite the arguments. Deal with it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/21/04
Napster never lost  voska | 12/21/04
RIAA isn't suing thier customers  voska | 12/21/04
Here we go again!  John Le'Brecage | 12/20/04
Nice post, John  luke_sg | 12/20/04
Furthermore  tic swayback | 12/20/04
But they won't make a profit here  voska | 12/21/04
They can easily make a profit  tic swayback | 12/21/04
Profit for the artists, not so sure about record labels though  voska | 12/21/04
But it's already going that way  tic swayback | 12/21/04
They will belabor people until their arms grow tired...  Anton Philidor | 12/20/04
Didn't Napster Just run out of money  voska | 12/21/04
Outcome: hit 'em until they give up.  Anton Philidor | 12/21/04
Yes, but that wasn't all...  John Le'Brecage | 12/21/04
Why all the focus on the Negative?  Robertbrice | 12/20/04
a victory? hahaha  M_c | 12/21/04
The funny thing is..  Patrick Jones | 12/21/04
I don't.  Anton Philidor | 12/21/04
I Once Again Declare No_Ax PWNED On The Boards  itanalyst | 12/21/04
Glad to see illegal stuff shut down  CobraA1 | 12/21/04
This is not the End, it's only the beginning  andyolly | 12/22/04
Come to Emule  GreatInca | 01/03/05

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