P2P Program to Match Files to Product Origin

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday April 9, 2007 @12:29AM from the gonna-be-a-slow-day dept.

Keiron Waites writes "A program to match p2p downloads with the original products they came from has been released. ShareMonkey is free software for Microsoft Windows, with an additional plugin for the Shareaza p2p application. ShareMonkey lets you right click on a file and choose "Where is this file from?", which will direct you to a listing of products that carry the file. ShareMonkey is a service for those p2p users that download copyrighted files in a "try before you buy" capacity and is an attempt to bridge the gap between copyright infringement and subsequent purchasing of a product."

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This has been around for ages by Anonymous Coward · 2007-04-09 01:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

They are called 'Demos' Try googling for some, you will be amazed at what is out there.
Sadly, most people using the 'i needed to try it first' defence of stealing software' know themselevs that it's bullshit, and they just want free stuff. Pretty much all software comes with a demo.
You might not think that the demo lets you try the full software. Well welcome to Earth. Sniffing the food outside a restaurant isn't a full demo either, nor is a test drive, or a tour round a potential new apartment. That's life. Show me any other industry on earth where you get the full product before you even agree to pay?