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File-Sharing Winners and Losers of 2005

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the sucker-born-every-minute dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A lot happened in the P2P world in 2005 according to Slyck news. From the article: 'BitTorrent soared to new heights while Steve Jobs enjoyed record breaking iPod sales. Yet not everyone shared this success. The RIAA continued its fight against P2P networking with little effect, as Sony-BMG disgraced itself and the DRM concept.'"

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  1. Sony Says by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Thanks for the survey and honest feedback. We will strive to provide you the best DRM in the world.

  2. Thank you, Internet by itsmekirby · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thank you, Internet.

    Without you, I wouldn't know what happened this year. You are truly the cure for my long-term memory loss.

    1. Re:Thank you, Internet by SpinJaunt · · Score: 2, Funny

      The funny thing is, you remembered /. and the more ironic part; the article will duplicate in just a few days due to a time parallax in the alternate universe, making you wonder if your how life if just like this.

      Atleast, that is how I feel when I frequent /. .

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  3. For the ignorant. by pimpsoftcom · · Score: 2, Funny

    And yet its only a recap, written for people who do not keep updated on tech or actual real life data on what file sharing is and is not, people who do not have a clue on what is really going on.

    So this article is perfect for the **AA.

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  4. Re:Quick Summary by kflat · · Score: 2, Funny

    My right to bare arms (wear t-shirts) is doing just fine here in good ol' Texas.

    Are you perhaps thinking of fundamentalist Muslim theocracies?

  5. Re:Quick Summary by zurab · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why don't we revise it one more time then:

    Winners: terrorists and murderers
    Losers: patriotic all-American honest corporate cartels
    Biggest losers: Mr. and Mrs. [patriotic] Smith

    Does this labelling do any better for you? Just goes to show that you can label things any way you want to make your "point."

  6. Read ThePirateBay.org Legal Page by spack · · Score: 5, Funny
    ThePirateBay.org has become the most popular BitTorrent indexing site
    I have discovered this website thanks to the article. I have been getting some splendid laughs and guffaws out of their legal page. I suggest reading it for fun. http://thepiratebay.org/legal.php
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  7. Re:Quick Summary by cpt+kangarooski · · Score: 4, Funny

    Typical. The one place where the copyright industry seems to be acting the way people would like, and it's Poland. ;)

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  8. Biggest Winner... by Fermatprime · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pretty clearly, the French. The moral of the story is: Wait until 2006 to discuss the "best of" 2005.

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  9. Funny Article - Wither WinMX by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 2, Funny
    Limewire, BearShare, MetaMachine (eDonkey), WinMX, and Ares Galaxy are believed to be among those contacted by the RIAA. The reaction varied among each developer. BearShare closed its forums and hasn't released another version since September. WinMX completely shut down its operation. MetaMachine "threw in the towel."

    Funny how they list the demise of WinMX, at the same time they have a link at the top of their page to download the current, operating version!

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