A program like GnoLife could do this job, sending random requests (or other methods for finding spambots) and keeping a list of the nodes. Then log in with a client that checks with this program's list and avoids connecting to those addresses, and kills any incoming connections from those addresses.
I believe Napster's end is nigh, but that won't affect much. The trend has already started (the meme has spread) and people will simply swarm to another form of anonymous file sharing and pirate to their hearts' content. Pirating on the Internet is nothing new (warez) and will not simply vanish. I see this kind of behavior escalating. Soon, (if not already) people are going to start looking at this as a war of sorts. Us vs. Them. The showdown between corporate greed and humanity. Whether that is a good way of looking at the issue is moot; it's happening. I think this is the natural reaction of a race (humans) slaving under the watchful eye of government for centuries and then suddenly being freed. The Internet provides almost limitless freedom. Imagine if all speed limits were removed tomorrow. The highways would be race tracks filled with people finally being able to push their shiny sports cars to the limits. They'd be filled with bodies and twisted wrecks, too. Without a cat hovering nearby, the mice are gonna have the time of their lives.
botono9 All limits are self-imposed. You are all absolutely free.
Profit is a privilege, not a right. This seems very logical to me. Profit comes either from the gullibility of an audience, or a genuine interest of an audience. If you make crap no one wants to hear, should people just give you money because you tried really hard? I think if you claim to make music (paintings, software, etc.) for altruistic purposes, you have given up the right to complain if you don't pull a profit. Which is it, product or art?
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." - Michelangelo
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botono9
All limits are self-imposed.
botono9
All limits are self-imposed. You are all absolutely free.
"I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." - Michelangelo