Downloading is Wrong, Says Trojan Virus

[azxcvbnm321]

I'm not talking about downloading, I'm talking about P2P torrents. We all know 99% of the activity on P2P networks is pirating, sure there are legal torrents, but no one wants those.

Comcast isn't going to shut off your broadband because of the RIAA, they don't want you to use their system so much because it clogs up their network. That's slimy, but has nothing to do with the RIAA or pirating, they'd want to shut off heavy users regardless of what they're doing. It's because so many heavy users are piraters that they use the pirating excuse for PR reasons. It doesn't sound good to say that they don't want to provide certain people with the service they paid for.

As for the RIAA, they've been very friendly, perhaps too friendly. Time to start suing and taking the homes of piraters. They have every right to enforce their copyrights, the piraters are in the wrong. No I don't buy the lame "alienating their customers" excuse. If a bank robber were also a customer of the bank he was robbing, you'd be sure the bank ain't going to stand aside and allow him to rob the bank. Sure the bank will "alienate" the bank robber customer, but who wants that kind of customer anyway?

Linux isn't distributed for profit. The support service is how companies make money off of Linux, and if they want to use the P2P network, fine, but do they use The Piratebay and other well known pirate sites for torrents? Humm, you think the Piratebay may have something to do with pirating and that pirating is the #1 activity there? Come on, let's stop the BS, attacks on pirate sites should be supported and encouraged. Only good Samaritans can stop this kind of organized crime. Just like with the mob, it's hard to get enough evidence to convict a gangster. So best a good citizen just take a gun and start blowing em' away. That plot has been the subject of many a movie by the way.

 

[jrabbitb]

@ azxcvbnm321

Perhaps I need to clarify,

"Downloading is wrong" (false)

"Pirating is wrong" (True)

Also, I don't think a virus or legal action is ever going to stop or suppress piracy. It's like training a dog, positive reinforcement works best, we just need to find says to do it like, download 100 songs (legally) and get a discount to see your favorite artist in concert(which would also make the industry more money because of merchandise at the event). Things that you can't pirate. get piracy down to a level where legal enforcement and implementing drm are more expensive then letting people rip and burn their music they paid for.

 

[g-thor]

@ azxcvbnm321

Your best idea is "So best a good citizen just take a gun and start blowing em' away."" How is committing murder being a good citizen? How does committing an evil act against a self justified target become a good act?

We do agree - piracy is wrong. There is no question about that. But the moment one steps beyond certain bounds, they are no better than the criminals thye claim to despise. If police simply started shooting every person who smoked dope, they would be eliminating criminals while becoming criminals, so the problem doesn't get solved, it is exacerbated.

For the record, I hold copyrights (along with my partners) in video and print. I don't appreciate if people steal our work, neither do I think that someone who steals a book needs extreme punishment. We used to think that punishment should fit the crime. I would be satisfied with paying what is owed and then extensive community service to help teach them the value of working within a society. I do not believe that someone who downloads a number of songs illegally should be liable for thousands of dollars per song. That seems just as criminal as the original act - but beacuse men in suits said it was okay, it's allowed.

I think our values have skewed and need to be re-evaluated.

Also, please don't pull statistics out of thin air - give valid sources for your numbers. "We all know 99% of the activity on P2P networks is pirating, sure there are legal torrents, but no one wants those." No! We don't all know about this 99%. Where did you get this statistic? I freely admit I don't recall reading any source that gave out stats for torrents. I do know it is the preferred method of piracy, but I would like more than instant statistics. Let's build a real case against piracy.

We don't blame the car maker when a criminal uses a car in his crime. Let's not blame the technology for what thieves do with it. Otherwise we have to blame computer makers and operating system makers for the crimes committed with their technology as well.

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now and let someone else have their shot at me. Thanks for reading.