Get ready for the Cyber IP cops to bust up the P2P "Speakeasys" for a while. Everyone just sits back and takes a swig of the digital bottle from time to time.
The problem is not "paid ranking" its the "illusion of unbiased search". If you want to run a search engine that only ranks based on the payola to your pocket. More power to you. Users just need to have that disclosed.
Current law : "I will move any bit stream"
New law : "I will ONLY move a keyed bit stream"
I'm glad I've retired from the tech field. But I am sad for my children....
The mechanism allready exists for the **AAs to "shutdown" users of P2P for sharing of copyrighted material. They just need the balls to do it and take the PR consequences. But like most corporations they prefer to work in the shadows to not upset the "public image".
I would hazard 90+ % of the/. readership have grown up being bombarded with "advertizing". Maybe our "antibody titer" to the advertizing "antigen" is reaching a significant level in Western cultures.....
Rulers have known for ages. "Keep them entertained, their stomachs full, and control is assured".
Move along, nothing to see here....tick...tick...tick.
Because we are no longer "human beings", we are "consumers". Didn't you listen to your President after the 9/11 attack. "Don't let this effect your life. Spend what you planned to spend. Do what you planned".....
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Get ready for the Cyber IP cops to bust up the P2P "Speakeasys" for a while. Everyone just sits back and takes a swig of the digital bottle from time to time.
Title says it all....
The problem is not "paid ranking" its the "illusion of unbiased search". If you want to run a search engine that only ranks based on the payola to your pocket. More power to you. Users just need to have that disclosed.
Current law : "I will move any bit stream" New law : "I will ONLY move a keyed bit stream" I'm glad I've retired from the tech field. But I am sad for my children....
The mechanism allready exists for the **AAs to "shutdown" users of P2P for sharing of copyrighted material. They just need the balls to do it and take the PR consequences. But like most corporations they prefer to work in the shadows to not upset the "public image".
I would hazard 90+ % of the /. readership have grown up being bombarded with "advertizing". Maybe our "antibody titer" to the advertizing "antigen" is reaching a significant level in Western cultures.....
Rulers have known for ages. "Keep them entertained, their stomachs full, and control is assured". Move along, nothing to see here....tick...tick...tick.
We are very easy to understand. We are a nation of hucksters and only worship the dollar... All decisions flow from this principle.
Because we are no longer "human beings", we are "consumers". Didn't you listen to your President after the 9/11 attack. "Don't let this effect your life. Spend what you planned to spend. Do what you planned".....