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As for whether you could be shut down for proxying, the DMCA isn't quite clear and it might depend on the exact implementation. For it to be contributory infrigment there has to be financial benefit in letting the transfer procede (as there was with Napster). For it to be vicarious infrigement there has to be knowledge of the violation, and if the data is encrypted no one should be expected to decrypt it to find out. And there are substantial legitiment uses of the technology (such as giving censored peoples access to the free world, whistle blowing, etc.). Let me refer you to http://www.eff.org/IP/P2P/Napster/20...ite_paper.html and you can judge for yourself. Quote:
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About GQ Rating The GQ rating could be made to work possibly by making it a more complicated formula based on connection speed, and number of files downloaded/shared. Modem users might get a class/rating of their own (say muGQ) and be exempt, while cable users or aothe broadband users could all be rated on the same level. Also, it would be hacked and tinkered with within days of its release, and that could not be helped. Clients could be made wich would give out 100% GQ ratings all the time, as well as report being a different client (so you wouldn't know of these false ratings). So the GQ system is mostly plausible as a good faith / honor system / voluntary system. But, the only people who would cheat it are malicious broadband users, and why!? Just my thoughts. |
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See the problem? You can't create an open network that also excludes the record companies and software developers. If Joe Blow can get online and get a copy of Office XP, so can Microsoft. Step one of the sucussful action against the proxy is complete -- we've proven direct infringment. Quote:
Finally, the person running the proxy clearly contributed to the infringement by providing the proxy and thereby providing annonymity and connectivity to the other parties involved. All it takes is one lawsuit. You don't have to sue everyone. Once you've succeeded against one poor schmuck, you could use the precident to get several proxies per day shut down. Who would be stupid enough to run one of these proxies? Would you do it? I'll say it again: The only thing that can save you from the big bad wolf is the law of large numbers. That means you need as many people actually sharing files as possible, and you need to do it in as decentralized a manner as possible. Proxies would centralize the network and give great big red targets for the record companies to shoot at. The moral of the story is: SHARE YOUR FILES! The other moral is : GIVE US A TOOL TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT PEOPLE DOWNLOADING FROM US ARE SHARING THEIR FILES! (y'all remember that this thread was originally about freeloaders, right?) -Lurker |
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Who would be stupid enough to share copyrighted materials over Gnutella? Would you? Personally, I think I'd have a much better legal case, if not a perfectly sound case, with the proxy. And yes, on the original point, everthing possible should be done to see that users share more files |
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A point about space and value I'm new to these forums but I wanted to share some of my views on sharing files. For me, I set my client to download many files at once, knowing full well that if I'm lucky, I might get one or two per day fully completed. I leave the service on almost all the time and have it set for 3-4 simultaneous uploads at 1 file each. My problem is that I have one computer (notebook with 18Gb capacity) pretty much dedicated to this function while I'm away. When I'm home, it also serves as my main workstation. Most of the files I download are video-related, however I do have several games and utilities as well. FILE SIZES & LIMITED STORAGE With the size of files I'm working with, and the limited storage I have in relation to those file sizes, I can't keep increasing my shared collection size indefinitely without running out of space and crippling the performance of my computer. Eventually, some of those shared files will have to be relocated or deleted. VALUE OF FILES IN A COLLECTION Depending on the nature of a file's contents, it's value to me may differ greatly. Files which I wish to keep for a long time will stay in my collection, however again we come to the argument about limited storage space -- it can't go on forever without consequences. Usually these files may end up on CD-R. Files which I have a moderate interest in (say a song or a movie), depending on the subject may get one listen or viewing. If it's crap, I'll delete it (hence removing it from the shared collection) -- again, I can't afford to overload my storage. If it's something I might want to keep, perhaps CD-R. A consumers we need to realize that the value of any particular file is not static - it's fluid. It changes over time, and that value may directly impact how long it stays in a shared collection. PARTICIPACTION One thing I try to do is leave as many seeming popular files in the shared collection as long as possible. I even keep mental notes on which files get uploaded the most and try to give people as much opportunity to share what I have available, as long as it doesn't impact too much on my own utility of my computer. As the storage fills up, I have to make judgement calls on what to keep and what to turf from the collection to make room for new downloads. Sometimes that means removing a very popular file. There have even been the odd occasion where I've had to halt someone's upload midstream (and remove one or more shared files) because my new downloaded files were so numerous that I again was close to overloading my harddrive. Sure I felt bad about it, but what can I do (I use Gnotella)? I wouldn't like that if someone did it to me (and I'm sure they have on numerous occasions for whatever reasons). DEFRAGMENTATION Recently I discovered that my harddrive was severly fragmented and the notebook's overall performance was drastically getting worse. The harddrive was so full, there was not enough empty space to use as temporary working space -- hence the defragmentation process never completed. I had to relocate and remove massive amounts of files elsewhere temporarily just to get the defrag to complete. I also took that opportunity to cull several large files from my collection to make room for potential new downloads. All I'm saying is that the issue of sharing files is not cut & dry. It goes beyond the issue of some people not wanting to share. ~Artedium |
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I donīt think all freeloader are bad! This discussion between Moak and me shows a few ideas against freeloading, and why people "free" load: http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...&threadid=4613 Morgwen |
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