Do you use Bittorent or know someone who does?

Published on May 26, 2005 By Ionolast In Personal Computing

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal authorities on Wednesday shut down an online file-sharing network that had the new Stars War movie before it was shown in theaters.

People attempting to access the elitetorrents.org Web site on Wednesday were greeted with a warning about the penalties for copyright infringement.

The message also said: "This site has been permanently shut down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Individuals involved in the operation and use of the Elite Torrents network are under investigation for criminal copyright infringement."

Comments (Page 5)

aufisch

on Jun 27, 2005

Just an observation (which might be a little off topic) after reading trough this thread and after reading the link provided by JoeKnowledge (#50).

On the one hand the US authorities seem to persue P2P user as if they were devils incarnated, while on the other hand it seems to be perfectly legal to own a company that produces nothing but spam-, ad-, and malware. I am stomped!!!

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ZubaZ

on Jun 27, 2005

But how much did it cost them to write it?

How much do they get paid? It cost them $x/hour. Because they used that time to write something.

For the record, I manage a team that writes software. Back in the day I could do a little coding. Now I can debug.

It takes hard work to write good code. That has value. If you don't think so and don't want to pay for it, try to write your own (for free!).

Tarkus

on Jun 27, 2005

Hosting files off a single or even a handful of servers is archaic. P2P is the future, depspite its bad rap. Even Microsoft understands that. Link

Kevin the Kitten

on Jun 27, 2005

Well, the supreme court has just ruled that Grokster et al are liable for all the illegal use that their users make of their software so things could get rather sticky for the file sharers.

Jafo

on Jun 27, 2005

The trouble with 'file sharers' is that they are NOT always the 'file owners'.

That...in one sentence....is the issue with P2P.

If you can be more succinct...feel free...

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