P2P Is Not Going Away - Deal With It.

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Not sure what to make of this article as it swings across a few aspects of the debate.

http://www.videobusiness.com/article/CA6306706.html

Consumer attitudes also might be shifting, DRM Networks senior VP Randall Crockett said.

“You’re seeing a very strong movement of people willing to pay for content online,” Crockett said. “Five years ago, 75% of the paid content online was adult. Today, it’s 16%, and that’s not because adult went away. In fact it has grown, but non-adult content has grown even faster.”

Whether the new-found commitee will have a material impact on the amount of piracy and illegal downloading remains unclear, however.

“There are over 200 million computers out there with P2P software loaded onto them, the vast majority outside the jurisdiction of the U.S.,” Petricone said. “They’re not going to go away no matter how many laws we pass here or how many people the MPAA sues. The only answer is to embrace the realities of the marketplace.”

A realist speaks.

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Today, it’s 16%, and that’s not because adult went away.

lies! everyone knows that the Internet is there for one purpose and one purpose only

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