Thanks for the link, Jack.
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Originally posted by theknife
Great story, but basically a variation on the same story that's been done dozens of times.....I wish someone would do this story and present it in the larger context vis-a-vis draconian copyright laws, the industrial/entertainment complex's attempts to control all artistic content, totalitarian legislation designed to strangle technology, the lack of choice available through conventional media outlets etc etc. There is a larger picture here than just P2P...file-sharing is just the battle in the streets.
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Ditto. Well put, theknife.
P2P as a technology is capable of empowering people to much more than just sharing and trading mp3s, movies and software online. It is socially explosive technology. Online communities are already approaching the population sizes of small nations. Their shared resources keep growing and their internal connectivity keeps getting better. Who knows what all these people are willing and able to share and to do tomorrow?
- tg
