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States Threaten P2P Companies

Posted by michael on from the they-do-it-for-the-children dept.

The Importance of writes "C|Net News reports that 46 state attorneys general are warning P2P companies of dire, unnamed consequences for continuing to exist, 'At present, P2P software has too many times been hijacked by those who use it for illegal purposes to which the vast majority of our consumers do not wish to be exposed.' Read the letter here (pdf) [PDF], or the annotated text version."

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  1. Not a valid comparison by TrollBridge · · Score: 0, Troll
    *sigh* Here we go with the gun and car analogies...

    Let me try this again. If the vast majority of guns or cars were used to commit crime, they too would probably be outlawed.

    Here we have a vast majority of P2P users illegally distributing music, movies, and software ruining it for the people who use the tool for purely legitimate purposes.

    Don't get mad at the government(s) here, get mad at the asshats who have turned P2P into a de-facto copyright infringement tool.

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  2. Re:This makes as much sense... by Cromac · · Score: 0, Troll
    More anti gun bullshit. Guns are not designed to kill. People use guns to kill, just like they use knives, bats, cars, bricks and a million other things to kill. Gun manufacturers do not profit from death any more than Gerber does from selling knives.

    You're an idiot.

  3. Sorry to break the news to you. by hummassa · · Score: 0, Troll

    But the vast majority of guns that are used at all are used to commit crimes. Period.

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