Hello,
Laws or not filesharing is unstoppable. As encryption technology improves it becomes easier to distribute information anonoumously. I2P (www.i2p.net) is a good example of this.
As these standards improve and are being put to use more frequently it will become *A LOT* harder (or virtually impossible) for law enforcement to detect whether or not someone is (il)legally sharing data.
What the recording industry fails to notice is that we are in the middle of a revolution. Data is becoming almost free (bandwidht is increasing, storage is cheaper every day). The old paradigm where one single distributor has the exclusive methods of reproducing the data (i.e. pressing more cds of an artist) simply do not hold anymore.
One can even start to wonder what the function of a record company is for example. There is no need for an artist to make use of an expensive studio, things can be done at home. There is no need for a middleman selling your records, since you can distribute your data cheaply using a system like bittorrent. The only problem is receiving a financial reward for your efforts.
So I am curious to see as how this will all develop.
Greetings,
Erwin.
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Yeah!
Bring back CP/M
And my tapes!
Hello, Laws or not filesharing is unstoppable. As encryption technology improves it becomes easier to distribute information anonoumously. I2P (www.i2p.net) is a good example of this. As these standards improve and are being put to use more frequently it will become *A LOT* harder (or virtually impossible) for law enforcement to detect whether or not someone is (il)legally sharing data. What the recording industry fails to notice is that we are in the middle of a revolution. Data is becoming almost free (bandwidht is increasing, storage is cheaper every day). The old paradigm where one single distributor has the exclusive methods of reproducing the data (i.e. pressing more cds of an artist) simply do not hold anymore. One can even start to wonder what the function of a record company is for example. There is no need for an artist to make use of an expensive studio, things can be done at home. There is no need for a middleman selling your records, since you can distribute your data cheaply using a system like bittorrent. The only problem is receiving a financial reward for your efforts. So I am curious to see as how this will all develop. Greetings, Erwin.