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vicagredaAug 29th 2008 9:33AM

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Peter, all good points. I think there's a huge opportunity for change here. Technology is the quintessential paradigm shifter (sorry for the buzzwords, but it is true). We've just gotten to a point where instead of embracing change certain organizations want to stop the change because it is far easier to disrupt something you don't understand than let IT disrupt your traditional way of operating.

So yeah, I have little doubt "most" BT traffic and other p2p traffic would involve copyright violations. Maybe copyright needs an overhaul? Maybe there's a big opportunity for content creators to use that to their advantage? But who would know? Until the MPAA, RIAA and producers catch a clue, stop the fear and embrace the tide, they'll never learn to surf. Keep falling off the board and drown in the currents -- way easier to do.

Stagnation and decay are easy, they are the natural order. Humans fight entropy, that's part of what sets us apart (or our potential, anyway). When I see us laying down and letting the moss grow on our brains, stifling innovation, that's where I call foul.

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