The perfect place to host new p2p applications? - P2P-Zone

colinmacc · 11-07-02, 07:10 AM

Just stumbled across this group of people, and wondered if anyone was looking for someone to host their file sharing application might be interested.

Since it is run from the self-styled Principality of Sealand 6 miles out in the North Sea, connected via satellite, it claims to offer the only true government-independent internet servers in the world.

http://www.havenco.com/

What would the RIAA do, send a gunship?

alphabeater · 11-07-02, 07:18 AM

hey, sealand!

it always used to be something heard at least twenty times a day when napster first had legal troubles - 'well, they could always move to sealand.. or someone could set up an opennap server there'.

for some reason, no opennap server or other p2p ever did set up shop there (i think it was possibly the high cost of using havenco's servers, combined with restrictively low bandwidth). however, as far as i know, the legal advantages of sealand weren't disproved at any point - although with decentralised networks ten-a-penny these days, the only really good reason i can think of for a sealand p2p would be to establish an audiogalaxy workalike.

SA_Dave · 11-07-02, 07:06 PM

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Originally posted by alphabeater
...the only really good reason i can think of for a sealand p2p would be to establish an audiogalaxy workalike.

Sounds like a good idea to me!

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Originally posted by colinmacc
What would the RIAA do, send a gunship?

HaHa!

That's far too sophisticated for them. Hilary Rosen will have to visit there herself, in her

ship of course, befoul the water supply & B$ everyone to death.

JackSpratts · 11-07-02, 07:35 PM

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Originally posted by SA_Dave
Hilary Rosen will have to visit there herself, in her ship of course, befoul the water supply & B$ everyone to death.

only an advisor could know her so well! so you admit sir that you've been advising her all along?

- js.

SA_Dave · 11-07-02, 08:51 PM

lol @ Jack

I haven't yet spoken to the "lady?", but I doubt she'd be interested in the advice of an opinionated African (ie. not American, not fed RIAA-brand cereal for breakfast) like myself!

11-07-02, 07:10 AM	#1
colinmacc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 45	The perfect place to host new p2p applications? Just stumbled across this group of people, and wondered if anyone was looking for someone to host their file sharing application might be interested. Since it is run from the self-styled Principality of Sealand 6 miles out in the North Sea, connected via satellite, it claims to offer the only true government-independent internet servers in the world. http://www.havenco.com/ What would the RIAA do, send a gunship?

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11-07-02, 07:18 AM	#2
alphabeater Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: uk Posts: 97	hey, sealand! it always used to be something heard at least twenty times a day when napster first had legal troubles - 'well, they could always move to sealand.. or someone could set up an opennap server there'. for some reason, no opennap server or other p2p ever did set up shop there (i think it was possibly the high cost of using havenco's servers, combined with restrictively low bandwidth). however, as far as i know, the legal advantages of sealand weren't disproved at any point - although with decentralised networks ten-a-penny these days, the only really good reason i can think of for a sealand p2p would be to establish an audiogalaxy workalike.

11-07-02, 08:51 PM	#5
SA_Dave Guardian of the Maturation Chamber Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unimatrix Zero, Area 25 Posts: 462	lol @ Jack I haven't yet spoken to the "lady?", but I doubt she'd be interested in the advice of an opinionated African (ie. not American, not fed RIAA-brand cereal for breakfast) like myself!