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An Overview of the Failing Fight Against P2P “Piracy”

P2P file sharing (aka “piracy”), ladies and gentlemen, cannot be beaten. I say this not because it is the logical thing to say, not because torrenting movies makes sense, not because almost 20% of internet traffic accounts towards Bit Torrent. P2P file sharing, “piracy”, torrenting — whatever you would like to call it — cannot be beaten simply because fighting against it is impractical, illogical, and not the progressive way to go in this ever-so-technically-savvy world of ours today.

I’d like to share a very interesting article with you, written by Portfolio.com, that outlines the failing fight of the MPAA and RIAA against file sharing: The Pirates Can’t be Stopped.

“A teenager hacked into the outfit charged with protecting companies like Sony, Universal, and Activision from online piracy — the most daring exploit yet in the escalating war between fans and corporate giants. Guess which side is winning…”