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43 Million Americans Use P2P Software
robl writes "If the NYTimes article is correct then somewhere around 1 in 6 Americans apparently are unindicted felons. In the eyes of the public file swapping is as morally wrong as speeding on the NJ Turnpike. The rest of the article talks about the RIAA's carrot/stick/education approach and how they may find themselves entering into negotiations for some forms of file sharing. Also the EFF will be running ads in Rolling Stone next month asking if enthusiasts are tired of being treated like criminals."
1 in 6 americans know how to use their computer?
If you're not using firefox, you're not surfing the web, you're suffering it.
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the other 5 of 6 just look at porn sites
You know, believe it or not, P2P software has some legitimate uses...
:)
Like backing up all my stuff on random stranger's computers.
If anyone is guilty in here, raise your hand...
It's named Mandrake, yet you went for the "racist" angle?
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So much for a representational government - I wonder how many Senators have kids with a pile of 'illicit' mp3s/warez/mp4s.
Ah...they're probably all out drinkin' and pukin' with Jenna.
I can honestly say that I have never, nor do I plan to in the forseeable future, sped on the New Jersey Turnpike. Now the Pennsylvania turnpike is another question, but how can they honestly expect me to do 55 around Pittsburgh?
And just for the record I always obey all speed limits while using P2P software, because frankly my cable connection sucks. Because of the limitations of Adelphia, I can also say I don't download illegal music, movies, or software; I find it much easier to have someone hand me a CD for such things.
Devil Ducky
MY peers would get out of jury duty.
You know, how much longer is AOL going to put up with this Frankel guy at Nullsoft? He and his "cohorts" released Gnutella which has got to be one of the biggest thorn in big media's side, he released some program to turn AOL's banners into something else in AIM, and now he goes and releases Waste which is basically similar to Gnutella but for much smaller groups. Why has he not been fired along with any co-conspirators? Does Nullsoft have that much artistic license or self-sufficiency that they won't get in trouble for this stuff or is AOL just too big to really handle internal affairs like this properly short of forcing them to pull it from being downloadable? As you said, the cat is already out of the bag. I can't believe Nullsoft doesn't get taken to task for not getting approval from corporate's lawyers before any software release!
You know, I tried pot once. I took a hit from one of those marijuana cigarettes once (a joint?) but I didn't feel anything so I've never tried it since then. Now I'm really paranoid though anytime I ever get asked if I've ever "used" drugs. Does taking a hit off a marijuana cigarette constitute "using" drugs? I don't believe so, but in the eyes of the law I'm probably just as guilty as heroin addicts. This makes me sad. God damn college to hell! All I wanted was to go to a nice party and have a good time with my friends and I ended up ruining my life and any future career path I choose that insists employees remain drug-free. Why did they have to use the evil-weed? I can only hope that President Clinton's experimentation with marijuana can cover my one-time usage. I don't even think I did it right because I didn't inhale the smoke. I just sucked it into my mouth and then blew it out. It was the most unsatisfying thing I've ever done in my life. Drugs suck and ruin your life.
If an election were to be held for the president today, and Ms.Clinton sided with the P2P sentiments, she's assured of atleast 43 million American votes! Maybe much more, if the article is accurate enough.
If you keep throwing chairs, one day you'll break windows....
5 in 6 slashdotters are amazed that 1 in 6 americans can operate a computer AND use it to go online. The other 1 in 6 slashdotters didn't read the story yet.
...asking if enthusiasts are tired of being treated like criminals.
Obviously not, or they would stop behaving like them.
piracy doesnt kill your heroes, it duplicates them!!!!
In actual fact, only 20 million americans use P2P software.
But some of those people use it alot, far more than the average person, so really what they mean is "the equivalent of 43 million americans use P2P sofware".
it's ok if you just copy the money though...
What would Brian Boitano do?
That's exactly right. This is why in such a case (sizeable part of the population becomes unruly) governments usually build concentration camps.
Did you know you can fertilize your lawn with used motor oil?
Yeah, I can see it now ... P2P concentration camps. 42 million people enslaved to search the Internet and P2P networks for illegally-posted ??AA-owned material. Thousands of course will be taken to the "showers" first.
My journal has hot
I wonder how many people will actually go to #lamevideos on pir8net to find videos for themselves now, and wonder why there's nothing there.