On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 10:04:59AM -0400, Marshall Eubanks wrote:
Does anyone know what this group is really about and how it might actually impact real networks ?
I think Mike Masnick (over at TechDirt) has this nailed: http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080925/0216422370.shtml Quoting in part: To begin with, the group appears to be positioning "piracy" as something similar to "viruses" or "spam," suggesting an equivalency that should lead to widespread use of filtering equipment. Of course, they seem to be missing the fact that piracy isn't about others with nefarious intent trying to harm or scam you -- but about people getting content that they want. But in Mike McCurry's "up is down, down is up" world, piracy is apparently something that consumers themselves need to be protected from: ---Rsk