"Quite possibly things may evolve to the point where you aren't allowed to join without proving your identity and uploading something illegally. Compare Russian Business Network, who do this for the same purpose: you won't betray the group if they have the dirt on you also."
Good idea in theory, but cops can do illegal things during an investigation. If they can buy/sell drugs to try to get to the importers, I don't think they are going to balk from uploading a rip of a movie.
An alternative might be that people are going to go back to only sharing with people they trust, like the BBS days, or even to sneakernet.
It's definitely not new...when the orginal xBox launched, I tried to get one at a Best Buy. First clerk I ran into said that they were sold out.
As First clerk walked off, second clerk taps me on the shoulder and says to come back when the store opens the next day, they have more but can only put out 10 a day.
I think they just weren't as careful this time at keeping their plans quiet.
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"Quite possibly things may evolve to the point where you aren't allowed to join without proving your identity and uploading something illegally. Compare Russian Business Network, who do this for the same purpose: you won't betray the group if they have the dirt on you also."
Good idea in theory, but cops can do illegal things during an investigation. If they can buy/sell drugs to try to get to the importers, I don't think they are going to balk from uploading a rip of a movie.
An alternative might be that people are going to go back to only sharing with people they trust, like the BBS days, or even to sneakernet.
It's definitely not new...when the orginal xBox launched, I tried to get one at a Best Buy. First clerk I ran into said that they were sold out.
As First clerk walked off, second clerk taps me on the shoulder and says to come back when the store opens the next day, they have more but can only put out 10 a day.
I think they just weren't as careful this time at keeping their plans quiet.
>Check around and you can find links to where all
>of the shows are available for download.
Actually, you should BUY the entire Firefly series, the boxset is already out and well worth the $35.
Remember, vote with your money. If you download crap (i.e. current pop music, fine). But try to support good Sci-Fi.
Perhaps if the pointy haired execs see that the Friends DVD is outsold by Firefly and TNG box sets, they may get a clue.