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P2P Television?

Posted by timothy on from the boob-tube-idiot-box-plug-in-drug dept.

An Anonymous reader submits a link to this "very interesting article on TVP2P," writing: "While the author doesn't really mention "P2P," think of the permutations of having TV's becoming Napster-like file servers. The tech can't be too hard to work out, since CATV systems are now piping Net access into millions of homes (anyone doing this hack yet?). If you thought the RIAA raised hell, wait until the MPAA and the relevant TV lobby groups figure this out. Of course, if history teaches us anything, they won't figure it out until way after the genie is out of the bottle ..."

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  1. Oh great idea by huhmz · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great - The TV can get P2P worms now.

    Errr, no mom it was the worm that downloaded the pr0n, not me

  2. bandwith?!? by stackdump · · Score: 2, Funny

    Think of all that wasted bandwith transmitting tv signals. Slashdot p2pTV would take out the entire web. .... the slashvision effect?

  3. permutations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    think of the permutations of

    having TV's becoming Napster-like file servers
    having TV's becoming Napster-like servers file
    having TV's becoming servers Napster-like file
    having TV's servers becoming Napster-like file
    ...

    *yawn*

  4. Well... by Ooblek · · Score: 5, Funny
    This wouldn't be that impressive. What would impress me is if they could figure out how to make Barney the killer purple dinosaur pop on the screen and scream, "Don't touch!" every time my daughter toddles up to the TV to push the buttons.

    Wow, there is never anything to watch on TV, so now there won't ever be anything to download either.

  5. Napster-like by larry+bagina · · Score: 3, Funny

    Just what we need -- you think you're d/ling Bambi for the kids, and find out it's Bambi's Banged By Bombay.

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  6. wow--from great minds come great inventions by zazas_mmmm · · Score: 2, Funny

    So if you want to watch reruns of Gilligan's Island...

    I guess necessity is the mother of invention after all. Why there could be thousands of people paying for and downloading Gilligan's Island as we speak! Think of the business oportunities! We could end the dot.com collapse right now!


    Gilligan! Put down those coconuts!

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