Despite whatever PR stunts BitTorrent may do, or what artists it may convince to try an experiment, the truth about Bittorrent is pretty simple.
Bit Torrent creator Bram Cohen is either one of the most misinformed people on earth, or one of the most intellectually dishonest… and here’s why… Remember this one?
BitTorrent: Bram Cohen Says ‘I commit digital piracy’?
I build systems to disseminate information, commit digital piracy, synthesize drugs, maintain untrusted contacts, purchase anonymously, and secure machines and homes. I release my code and writings freely, and publish all of my ideas early to make them unpatentable.
Uhmmmm…. So why this is surprising?
Only 0.3% of files on BitTorrent confirmed to be legal | Ars Technica
This report echoes similar results out of Princeton that were published earlier this year. Though the top categories were slightly different—Princeton found that movies and TV were the most popular, while music fell behind games/software, pornography, and unclassifiable files—that study found that all of the movie, TV, and music content being shared was indeed infringing.
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