This is the thing .. the goverment jumps down our throat about 2257 and protecting kids ... where is the docmention for bit torrent sites? a 12 year old can go on any of those networks and get it for free.
No doubt they will use the standard 'We are not responsible for what users upload' cop-out. However, an easy way to solve this would be to have all uploaders register before they could upload anything, probably with some sort of no-charge credit card verification so that they know that the user is over 18, and also where they live. If said user chooses to upload copyrighted material, then the copyright holder will be able to find out exactly where to get a hold of them.
Quote: I have so problem with someone using a 2 minute preview to drive traffic to our site and make some money off our affiliate program. But a whole movie? That bothers me ... as i am sure once you have distribution .. you will see .. every download is another movie you could have sold.
Yes, I've made this point recently also with regards to the Mr. Marcus forum, which I figure has cost the industry at least a couple million $ in terms of lost revenue, and that's looking on the bright side.
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