peer-to-peer has undoubtedly been around since the dawn of the first networked computers. the hysteria surrounding it now is a testament to corporate greed and not much else. the companies have decided it's a great way to save gas and wear and tear on the trucks and a fine way to reduce the dependence they've had on their always difficult to maintain relationships with vendors, one stops and stores.
like anything else they didn't invent, develop or somehow contribute to, they've simply got to demonize it before the eyes of the world in order to get the permission they need to steal it.
normally people tend to forget this is how the media business operates (movies - am radio - sound - color - fm radio - tv - color tv - pay tv - vcr - cd - dat - dvdx) but since developments are coming so fast these days most of us easily remember the last time they tried pulling an outrageous act of greed and their self serving justifications they used to control yet another piece of technology. like the vcr that was going to "kill the movie business" but in reality actually saved it from short-sighted hollywood actors, agents and executives, peer-to-peer and other as yet invented retransmission protocols will inspire new ideas and new markets. someone will figure the models and in a short while hollywood will wonder how they got along without it - and in time use their new profits to fight another absurd battle against some as yet invented but self perceived threat.
- js.
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30-04-02, 10:26 AM
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