Comments on: The IFPI aims to block all European P2P traffic http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/26/the-ifpi-aims-to-block-all-european-p2p-traffic/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: isecore http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/26/the-ifpi-aims-to-block-all-european-p2p-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-64326 isecore Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:24:37 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/26/the-ifpi-aims-to-block-all-european-p2p-traffic/#comment-64326 <em>Furthermore, p2p protocols have many more uses that would be hindered by making a waving block of p2p traffic. Some are calling the IFPI’s petition, “an ill-considered and damaging quick fix.” That couldn’t be further from the truth.</em> Surely you mean that it actually IS the truth, that it IS an ill-conceived and damaging fix. Actually, it's not a fix. It will create more problems than it solves, not that IFPI gives a rats ass about anything except their own narrow viewpoint. I don't condone piracy either, but what IFPI and RIAA all ignore is that P2P is a tool, and a tool can be used for both good and bad. I know that a lot of legit stuff is distributed via bittorrent - many Linux-distributions endorse this. What's next? Will we ban every tool out there (such as a hammer or a wrench or screwdriver) since they could potentially be used to hit someone in the head or gouge an eye out? It's madness, and no one would suggest banning them, but banning P2P on very vague grounds, grounds initiated by greedy corporations who stubbornly refuse to adapt to the changes is not something that our descendants will remember fondly. Furthermore, p2p protocols have many more uses that would be hindered by making a waving block of p2p traffic. Some are calling the IFPI’s petition, “an ill-considered and damaging quick fix.” That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Surely you mean that it actually IS the truth, that it IS an ill-conceived and damaging fix.

Actually, it’s not a fix. It will create more problems than it solves, not that IFPI gives a rats ass about anything except their own narrow viewpoint.

I don’t condone piracy either, but what IFPI and RIAA all ignore is that P2P is a tool, and a tool can be used for both good and bad. I know that a lot of legit stuff is distributed via bittorrent – many Linux-distributions endorse this.

What’s next? Will we ban every tool out there (such as a hammer or a wrench or screwdriver) since they could potentially be used to hit someone in the head or gouge an eye out? It’s madness, and no one would suggest banning them, but banning P2P on very vague grounds, grounds initiated by greedy corporations who stubbornly refuse to adapt to the changes is not something that our descendants will remember fondly.

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