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Former EMI Exec Says Fight against P2P Is Futile

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The entertainment industry hasn’t met with much success during its battle against illegal fire sharing. It is foolish to believe that industry insiders, including some of the most ardent of anti-p2p zealots, are not cognizant of the futility of their anti-p2p campaign. They are just reluctant to concede that their approach has proved to be ineffective.

However, a former EMI director, Per Eirik Johansen, has acquired enough strength to freely speak his mind on the issue of piracy, now that he doesn’t owe his allegiance to anyone apart from himself.

Johansen told Dagbladet, a Swedish magazine, that the ongoing fight against file sharing is useless. He believes that as copyright violations continue unabated, a fresh approach is needed - one that is more practical. "No one has ever won a battle when fighting against new technology," Johansen warned.

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avatarThose who priate probably

Those who priate probably wouldnt by a legit copy anyways therefor they are not losing money, and some people might like the what they got enough to actually go buy a legit copy of it.

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avatarThat is exactly what I do

That is exactly what I do when I'm passing gas in public.

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avatarHuh...I get no respect!

By the picture, this guy's either doing a Rodney Dangerfield impression...or he's throwing some serious air quotes.

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avatarThat's why I always chose

That's why I always chose the Psilons when playing Master of Orion.

 

-Jox

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avatarping pong

vietcong win battre gainst new technorogy!

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avatarHaha, nice picture, buddy.

Haha, nice picture, buddy.

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