P2p Actuality

[Strykerclan Leader 0]

No wonder my cousin keeps complaining about studying in UK...is it true that they even imposed VAL on laundry there?! LoL...Anyway, I used to adhere to these laws but right now, I use a mix of freewares and illegal software like keygens...And one question: How will the goverment know if I use programs like P2P?

[minnieadkins 0]

I think that P2P should just be left alone. Considering that there are more serious stuff happening. I mean, some guy on an airplane freaks out and starts acting "obnoxious" or whatever, and can get 20 years in prison. On the other hand, a rapist might get 5, or a murderer might get 10. I mean come on. Sure it's bad because people lose money, but as someone else stated they are still making profits, and their profits are increasing. Backups should be legal as well. Sure some people will abuse backup copies and probably make 4 or 5 and give them to their friends to use or whatever, but that's just how the world works. They will not be able to stop everyone from backing up their copies of DVD's, CD's, Games and what have you, and if they do, I think that would definately be unfair to the consumer. Once the consumer has bought the product it should last (if treated well) indefinately (in this case). I mean who wants to go out and buy the same CD over and over year after year because your aunt Bertha sat on it and broke it. People are going to abuse these privledges, but that's just the nature of a human. Also P2P is a good way for music to get put out on the net so everyone can hear it. For example if a garage band makes an mp3 and shares it. It's likely to get in someone elses hands, and then someone elses ...etc. So it is a good idea, but it's just so powerful in the hands of those who abuse it. I say people are making profits still, the prices of DVD's and CD's are ridiculus sometimes, so I say concentrate on our REAL problems. Until the economy suffers a major blow from this filesharing act that is, then we got a problem I guess . The economy is supposively recovering, or so I heard.