p2p networks and the woes of copyright (16)

1 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 05/02/27(Sun)00:26 ID:Heaven

Me and a friend have been talking about this a little while ago and I wanted to know what you guys thought about that.

Basically, I am interested if there could ever be enough political backup for some sort of network that was simply mirroring somehow valuable content that has passed a certain time frame: old movies, older versions of software, etc.

Right now, the whole p2p thing has largely been a thiefs vs the big bad media corporate whores kind of thing and most people conducting their p2p bussiness to acquire worthwhile files do this in a legal grey zone that will turn into red every once in a while when the MPAA or related lawyer&aids-filled institutions strike down with a hammer.

I don't see why this have to be the way it is. I think an open network for stuff that isn't even sold in significant numbers anymore and for which the original producers don't see a dime anymore anyway would be a good idea to fill the pool of legally available files and at the same time give the public opinion a good example on how to effectively use p2p technology while still maintaining some sort of social consesus.

Of course, the chances for this happening anytime soon are slim, copyrights and patents held by the major companies are held onto like they're the ultimate treasure with which to restrict other people's bussiness. The main laws concerning this are probably still paying off for some parties here, otherwise they wouldn't exist. Still, I'd like to see some change and I don't really want it to end up with trusted computing killing all of our little freeloading pleasures in the next decades.

13 Name: Squeeks!!XjdwLWBy (Admin) 2005-03-09 08:27 ID:Heaven

Posting in this thread to let you all know that google trawls this site regularly (it grabbed some stuff just the other day in fact), and that alexa/webarchive have gotten word, but it might take a while before they start archiving shit.

14 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-03-09 17:17 ID:Heaven

w00t.

15 Name: 404 - Name Not Found 2005-03-23 23:06 ID:Sq25x/IM

Like >>8 says, really, this is not supposed to be a problem in the first place. If copyright terms had a reasonable length of 10 years or so instead of the obscene 100+ years things get now, all sorts of problems would be eliminated.

16 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2005-03-24 23:13 ID:Heaven

Some domains are highly volatile, like software and the internet. Others are less so, like dead-tree media. I'd say there should be different copyright durations depending on which (five for software, thirty for books?) but I just know someone is going to try and get around it by printing hexadecimal to a book.

The lawyers would love it.

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