Setting aside the difference between taking a tangible thing and copying an intangible thing, BitTorrent is more like a pickup truck than bolt-cutters. It's use

Setting aside the difference between taking a tangible thing and copying an intangible thing, BitTorrent is more like a pickup truck than bolt-cutters. It's useful for transferring large files, like a pickup truck is useful for carting around large objects. The funny thing to me is, I would think if they want effective tools for tracking down who is infringing on their copyrights, BitTorrent is great, because it's easy to see who is transferring what. Before BitTorrent came around, everyone was using ftp, irc, nttp, etc. which are harder to track. Anyway, DVD decryption software would be the bolt-cutters.