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What is the reasoning behind these attacks? Immaturity? Getting content legally and quickly in 2010 is a lot different and better then say 2003/2005.

TeHCrAzY 16y ago
If you live in America, sure.
- paul9290 16y ago
  The argument is weak re: DDOS(ing) the RIAA, you can listen any song for free on Youtube or Vevo either through your PC or through either iPhone app. Also YouTube's new artist playlist mix is awesome! As for watching MPAA content check out YouTube as well. Tons of american tv shows can be found on youtube; better yet Justin.tv's entertainment section is awesome place to watch American TV shows for free! For me downloading is 2005, even if I did not have access to Hulu; youtube & justin.tv satisfy my prior bit torrenting.
bballbackus 16y ago
The idea is that the MPAA or someone hired a company that executes DDoS attacks against torrent websites. It is in fact a immature retaliation. At the end of the day, even if the RIAA and MPAA are sometimes behind the times, they are enforcing the (American) law on digital rights. People can use all the backwards reasoning they want, but they are still receiving content for free that the distributor wants them to pay for.
- wipt 16y ago
  When did the MPAA or RIAA become a law enforcement agency? Also, who's lobbying/(bribing) senators to make laws?
duairc 16y ago
I understand it as a protest against copyright, or at least the abuses of it by the organisations in question. Rejecting copyright is a perfectly legitimate position. It's not immature, nor does it have anything to do with the means of "getting content legally and quickly" that are currently available.
- paul9290 16y ago
  It's a movement I guess that is screaming for Hulu? Are most of those in this movement not in the US? But again this the RIAA they are targeting as mentioned above any song you want to listen to is available on youtube through ur PC or their iPHone app.
anonasorhaol 16y ago
Honestly, I don't understand why anybody cares about torrents. I get all my music, etc. through upload-and-download sites like rapidshare, megaupload, mediafire, etc. and it's A LOT faster and doesn't mess with my internet like torrenting did. Anybody else feel like we've also moved beyond torrenting like we did with napster, kazaa, limewire (well, most of us?)?
- psiconaut 16y ago
  Because they are a distributed network? Because they are more difficult to switch off? I believe that the massive download sites are a bad habit. It's a step back. It's not only about copyright. It's about who governs the internets.

TeHCrAzY 16y ago

If you live in America, sure.

paul9290 16y ago
The argument is weak re: DDOS(ing) the RIAA, you can listen any song for free on Youtube or Vevo either through your PC or through either iPhone app. Also YouTube's new artist playlist mix is awesome! As for watching MPAA content check out YouTube as well. Tons of american tv shows can be found on youtube; better yet Justin.tv's entertainment section is awesome place to watch American TV shows for free! For me downloading is 2005, even if I did not have access to Hulu; youtube & justin.tv satisfy my prior bit torrenting.

bballbackus 16y ago

The idea is that the MPAA or someone hired a company that executes DDoS attacks against torrent websites. It is in fact a immature retaliation. At the end of the day, even if the RIAA and MPAA are sometimes behind the times, they are enforcing the (American) law on digital rights. People can use all the backwards reasoning they want, but they are still receiving content for free that the distributor wants them to pay for.

wipt 16y ago
When did the MPAA or RIAA become a law enforcement agency? Also, who's lobbying/(bribing) senators to make laws?

duairc 16y ago

I understand it as a protest against copyright, or at least the abuses of it by the organisations in question. Rejecting copyright is a perfectly legitimate position. It's not immature, nor does it have anything to do with the means of "getting content legally and quickly" that are currently available.

paul9290 16y ago
It's a movement I guess that is screaming for Hulu? Are most of those in this movement not in the US? But again this the RIAA they are targeting as mentioned above any song you want to listen to is available on youtube through ur PC or their iPHone app.

anonasorhaol 16y ago

Honestly, I don't understand why anybody cares about torrents. I get all my music, etc. through upload-and-download sites like rapidshare, megaupload, mediafire, etc. and it's A LOT faster and doesn't mess with my internet like torrenting did. Anybody else feel like we've also moved beyond torrenting like we did with napster, kazaa, limewire (well, most of us?)?

psiconaut 16y ago
Because they are a distributed network? Because they are more difficult to switch off? I believe that the massive download sites are a bad habit. It's a step back. It's not only about copyright. It's about who governs the internets.