OT: An Interesting Read About Bit-Torrents

[dogscoff]

OK, so suppose they somehow stop everyone from using P2P apps. What will people do?

Why, they'll burn all those mp3s on to a DVD and mail them to their friends, of course.
Is the RIAA going to outlaw the postal service? How many mp3s can you get on a DVD anyway?

Or maybe ppl will just meet up and swap the contents of their ipods.
Should they outlaw ipods?

Pretty soon wireless technology will be so seamless and pervasive, and mobile storage so great, that you'll be able to run local file-shares with nearby phones, laptops and mp3 players - You'll step onto a crowded train or bus, and half a dozen people on there will have files up for swaps via bluetooth or similar and your own device will start sharing automatically (and more-or-less anonymously). What they gonna do about that?

They can't fight technology, technology moves too fast.