Originally posted by leestaticThat's probably what the US government will eventually tell us.
I've just noticed that winmx has officially closed it's site down after a RIAA cease and desist letter last week with other P2P sharing sites to follow soon.
apparently file sharing funds terrorism
It seems no one likes P2P except the users. I used Kazza years ago when it first came out and I have to say I loved it. I was one of those "illegal" downloaders for awhile. Kazza (Kazaa SP?) mainly had music, porn (of course), TV show clips, movie trailers, etc. But you could only download so much stuff because it was so slow.
Unfortunately Kazaa did not set a good example. The place became inundated with porn to the point where any search term pulled up gazillions of porn movies and pics. All easy to download, all in copyright violation, all available to any kid who wanted it. It was crazy. I have no problem with porn, but damn... Then the movie and music industry got involved and started posting fake stuff. Dead links or links that would download a song, but there'd be nothing there after you downloaded it. Just a blank file. The whole mess was odd. So I bailed.
Too bad. NOW apparently P2P networks are where people can secretly trade child porn. Good grief. Another technology ruined by crooks and wackos.
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Originally posted by wibIs it really secret though? Wouldn't it just be a case of police setting up files with child porn titles (which wouldn't have child porn content, obviously) and investigate IP addresses who attempt to download it?
Too bad. NOW apparently P2P networks are where people can secretly trade child porn. Good grief. Another technology ruined by crooks and wackos.
I think that is how the music industry have been catching people who share their music.
Originally posted by lauseyYeah, you're right. It may have been a "secret" for awhile, but not anymore.
Is it really secret though? Wouldn't it just be a case of police setting up files with child porn titles (which wouldn't have child porn content, obviously) and investigate IP addresses who attempt to download it?
I think that is how the music industry have been catching people who share their music.
I think now it's more an issue of it being very difficult to catch people using P2P for trading child porn or whatever illegal activity they're up to.
It's possible to connect directly to users, so your idea of the police setting up traps is a good one, but experienced users wouldn't download files from a source they don't know and trust. So the trap might catch some newbies, but that's it. Then again I don't know how far the technology has come in the last few years. It may be tougher or easier for the police to catch folks now than it used to be.