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How Litigation Only Spurred On P2P File Sharing

littlekorea writes "The growth in peer-to-peer file sharing surged in response to efforts by the content industry to litigate over the past decade, according to a new study by a researcher at Melbourne's Monash University. Dr Rebecca Giblin explains why 'physical world' assumptions don't apply to the online world."

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  1. Re:Learned about P2P from RIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    :O Are you aware at least, that there's porn on the internet, too?

  2. Re:Correlation does not equal causation by ifiwereasculptor · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, real funny, smartass. Turns out I had already warned that fucker about PUTTING HIS CRAP ON MY SHELF! FUCK!

  3. Re:Learned about P2P from RIAA by ifiwereasculptor · · Score: 4, Funny

    When celebrities start suing .xxx domain owners he'll find out...

  4. Re:Correlation does not equal causation by ooshna · · Score: 4, Funny

    No It wasn't Colonel Mustard in the kitchen it was Professor Plum in the study. Tim Curry would be so ashamed.

  5. Re:All in a bucket by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny
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    which is totally what she said
  6. Re:Correlation does not equal causation by hairyfeet · · Score: 1, Funny

    I TOLD that fucker I needed ketchup for my fries! Dammit did he listen? Oh HELL NO, he goes out and gets mustard. he thinks he can just punk me like that? he thinks I'm a fucking joke? Yeah who is laughing now mustard boy, huh?I hope you like that French's shit IN HELL!!

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    ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
  7. Re:All in a bucket by Colonel+Korn · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ultimately, they're telling Captain Picard is stealing every time he says "Tea, Earl Grey, Hot". And that's bullshit. He's the fucking captain of the Federation's flagship and he'll copy whatever the fuck he wants.

    And it's because of people like you that Earl Grey's children go to bed hungry every night.

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