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BitTorrent Usage Increases In Europe, Following the Pirate Bay Blockade
MrSeb writes "In a twist that will surprise no one except the RIAA, MPAA, BREIN, and other anti-piracy lobbies, the amount of BitTorrent traffic has stayed the same or increased in Europe following the blockade of The Pirate Bay in the UK, Netherlands, and other countries. This news comes from XS4All, one of the largest European ISPs, which has published a graph of the network traffic associated with the BitTorrent protocol — and sure enough, since the Dutch Pirate Bay blockade began in February 2012, traffic has stayed the same or increased slightly. There are probably a few reasons for this: a) The European blockades created a lot of publicity (and no publicity is bad publicity); b) TPB isn't the only torrent site out there, and many of its torrents are available elsewhere; and c) Internet denizens are a lot more savvy (proxies, VPNs, etc.) than the MPAA and co give them credit for."
Maybe if the story was - Tuesday BitTorrent Usage Increases In Europe, Following the Pirate Bay Blockade
I am not stealing, I am downloading. I have ZERO intention of purchasing most of the products I download but I do purchase some of the good ones.
IF they ever come up with the perfect DRM then I will stop downloading BUT I will not start purchasing their shit. I'll simply look for other forms of entertainment.
So have I have not stolen anything.
"This news comes from XS4All, one of the largest European ISPs..."
XS4All is a big provider in the Netherlands, but not the largest. They are definitely not one of the largest in Europe.
They do however have a long history of standing up for the rights and privacy of their customers.
"In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
While you wrote a nice post and nailed it right on the money, in the future you might want to know there is actually a name for what you are describing and its the smart cow problem which frankly I see all the time at the shop. All it takes is ONE guy, be it a "smart buddy that knows computers" or even just somebody that knows how to use a search engine effectively to make all their little roadblocks completely fricking worthless.
ACs don't waste your time replying, your posts are never seen by me.
Noone argues that. Point is that THEFT Has a fixed definition. Talk of Fraud, betraying someone for his gain. Point is - he still has the original, and THEFT is defined as removing property from someone.