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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. winners and losers by TubeSteak · · Score: 0, Troll

    Everytime the **AA manages to lobby another restrictive law into existence, we all lose.

    Gnutella, Gnutella2, Bittorrent, E-mule, etc are (for now) winners.

    They are either decentralized, or can have the critical portions hosted in countries with internet-friendly laws.

    **AA & DRM are the big losers this year.
    Suck It Sony.

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  2. Re:More realistic: by Woy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Oh, someone wants to stop time. How quaint.

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  3. Re:Define:Piracy by lubricated · · Score: 0, Troll

    as opposed to your bullshit. Pointing out someone's arguments is no better than someone telling you that it isn't piracy.

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  4. Re:Quick Summary by Microlith · · Score: 0, Troll

    Those few who still feel they have to follow copyright laws
    Yeah, we should all stick our cocks in the mouths of artists and musicians, and tell them to just suck it.

    Their work isn't worth shit, no matter how much we enjoy it.