BitTorrent May Prove Too Good to Quash

gollum123 writes "There is an article on washignton post on bittorrent where the author discusses why BitTorrent is here to stay. According to the author it is being increasingly used to distribute software and entertainment legally. It also mentions that in BitTorrent, unlike many other file-sharing programs, legitimate use doesn't amount to a token minority. It's central to this program's existence. It concludes by saying that the MPAA may be able to drive BitTorrent movie downloads into what Green called "the dark corners of the Internet," but this program isn't going to go away. It might, however, be just what movie studios and record labels need to market and distribute their own content efficiently on the Web."

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Re:Suggestion: Legit use for BT

[Anonymous Coward]

Sometimes they do sell out, and the Blockbuster here doesn't have a Hollywood across the street. It's also a lot easier to download than to drive all over town to different stores.

If you don't live in a town that has video stores close together then you don't live in a town big enough to make driving slower than downloading.

Sorry. Time for you to move out of shitholeville and move to a real fucking city. Shitkicking dumbass.

Re:The Floodgates are Open

[Doc Ruby]

That's one of the worst insults I've gotten on Slashdot. Have you been reading my posts about that clown, and what have you got against me?

Really, you've gotta back up a charge like that. Otherwise, you're just projecting your own unsubstantiable oversimplifications.