I find that the whole Copyright/Patent argument is being diluted by Copyright-Holders, but this is obvious as anyone who controls something will always wish to retain that control, especially if there is big buck involved.
Regardless of the legality of the current worldwide P2P activities, it is clear that something needs to be done. Two options exist as far as I can tell.
1. A change to copyright laws which distinguishes between those who P2P for illicit profits, and those for non-commercial private use.
2. Censor and track everyone on the Internet, and arrest anyone who downloads anything that could be considered as Copyrighted.
Option 1 is the most sensible route to take, as the expense involved in tracking every single Internet user is far too costly for any government to withstand. This activity would inevitably increase taxes to protect the few commercial interests. Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather my taxes go to something helpful to the people, not the corporations.
Anyone who advocates the second option, does not appear to fully understand the implications.
Plus, just to throw a spanner in the works, P2P evolves faster than any Government can keep up. Even if all the BitTorrent websites and other topsites were closed down and their admins thrown in jail, either more sites will appear or it will return underground.
Regardless of the legality of the current worldwide P2P activities, it is clear that something needs to be done. Two options exist as far as I can tell.
1. A change to copyright laws which distinguishes between those who P2P for illicit profits, and those for non-commercial private use.
2. Censor and track everyone on the Internet, and arrest anyone who downloads anything that could be considered as Copyrighted.
Option 1 is the most sensible route to take, as the expense involved in tracking every single Internet user is far too costly for any government to withstand. This activity would inevitably increase taxes to protect the few commercial interests. Now, I don't know about anyone else, but I would rather my taxes go to something helpful to the people, not the corporations.
Anyone who advocates the second option, does not appear to fully understand the implications.
Plus, just to throw a spanner in the works, P2P evolves faster than any Government can keep up. Even if all the BitTorrent websites and other topsites were closed down and their admins thrown in jail, either more sites will appear or it will return underground.