04/ 1/2005
Thoughts from Grokster vs MGM case
Post @ 16:53 in
Salon's long piece article talk about the recent copyright infringement case of Grokster vs. MGM. A lot of people seen this as the final contest of Old-fashion Entertainment Giant with file sharing technologies, and the final result in this case would be deeply affect our future of technology innovations.
In the Grokster case, a roll-call of music and movie studios are targeting their sights on file-sharing peer-to-peer networks. Their argument is that the creators of those networks should be deemed responsible for what people do with them -- technically, that means they should be found guilty of "secondary liability" for the copyright infringement committed by file sharers.
Obviously, Peer-to-Peer technology which is the key mechanism of file sharing software was becoming to a really important role in this information era. The technology enable the infinity of imagination and innovation to let people be connected more efficient than ever. We had already seen the power of P2P from the widely adopt of file sharing/Sweeping tools. I remember on that interview panel with Bram Cohen (Creator of Bittorrent - the most popular file sharing tool) at this year's SXSW, he said something interesting, although the panel for is awful experience.
If you don't make something available, your sales will be zero.
If you can't get people to try something for free, you're probably not going to get them to give you money for it.
I am a programmer. I really don’t care about content, I really don’t care about much. What I care about is content flying and being made available.
The open platform and the open community of P2P based on the bottom-up structures, makes no limitation for users to use this technology for different purpose. I don't think there should have any regulation from giant company to against technology innovation. This kind of lawsuit not only against of the technology but eventually users.
In China, that's a different story, file sharing was becoming to really popular for digital content distribution, the roughly estimate almost 70% of China's internet usage comes from file sharing such as Bittorrent, emule etc. I didn't see any regulations from major portal sites to restrict BT usages. Baidu, China's largest search engine, even bundled BT with their music search function, customized a client-side BT software let user download music for free. Definitely, most of these are pirate music.
Too free also means no more creation, since everything are available for copy, artist's creativity were limited and the whole music industry were sinking.
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9 | Comment from Sten4445 on January 7, 2007 07:44 PM
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10 | Comment from Sten52570 on January 8, 2007 06:29 PM
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11 | Comment from Sten98039 on January 10, 2007 02:17 PM
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12 | Comment from Sten5620 on January 10, 2007 10:09 PM
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13 | Comment from Sten26599 on January 13, 2007 06:07 AM
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14 | Comment from Sten51098 on January 15, 2007 09:12 PM
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15 | Comment from Sten19295 on January 16, 2007 03:19 AM
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16 | Comment from Sten48260 on January 18, 2007 06:15 PM
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17 | Comment from Sten81774 on January 19, 2007 11:43 PM
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18 | Comment from Sten47309 on January 26, 2007 10:12 AM
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19 | Comment from Sten18174 on January 27, 2007 12:29 AM
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20 | Comment from Sten50363 on January 27, 2007 08:28 AM
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21 | Comment from Sten54303 on January 28, 2007 01:25 AM
I feel like an empty room, but eh. Nothing seems worth doing. I haven't gotten much done today.
22 | Comment from Sten92412 on January 28, 2007 08:18 PM
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23 | Comment from Sten40045 on January 29, 2007 02:54 AM
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24 | Comment from Sten37256 on January 29, 2007 07:38 AM
I haven't gotten anything done today. I feel like a fog, but what can I say? I've just been letting everything wash over me lately, not that it matters. Shrug.
25 | Comment from Sten69554 on January 29, 2007 08:32 PM
I haven't been up to anything today. I don't care. I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. Basically not much happening right now. Maybe tomorrow. I guess it doesn't bother me.
26 | Comment from Sten54799 on January 30, 2007 02:23 AM
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27 | Comment from Sten48919 on January 30, 2007 08:42 AM
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28 | Comment from Sten16940 on January 30, 2007 09:33 AM
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29 | Comment from Sten85965 on January 30, 2007 07:37 PM
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30 | Comment from Sten37477 on January 30, 2007 11:23 PM
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31 | Comment from Sten25680 on January 31, 2007 05:44 AM
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32 | Comment from Sten27831 on January 31, 2007 09:36 PM
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33 | Comment from Sten35312 on February 1, 2007 07:22 AM
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34 | Comment from Sten11827 on February 1, 2007 10:09 AM
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35 | Comment from Sten33439 on February 1, 2007 12:07 PM
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36 | Comment from Sten51591 on February 1, 2007 07:13 PM
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37 | Comment from Sten51977 on February 1, 2007 11:38 PM
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38 | Comment from Sten46384 on February 2, 2007 03:58 AM
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39 | Comment from Sten58305 on February 2, 2007 04:32 PM
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40 | Comment from Sten11123 on February 2, 2007 06:39 PM
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42 | Comment from Sten23435 on February 3, 2007 03:07 AM
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43 | Comment from Sten30839 on February 3, 2007 07:34 AM
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45 | Comment from Sten36759 on February 4, 2007 08:39 AM
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46 | Comment from Sten56170 on February 4, 2007 10:31 PM
Not much on my mind lately. My life's been completely boring these days. I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. So it goes.
47 | Comment from Sten83798 on February 5, 2007 08:38 AM
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48 | Comment from Sten9051 on February 5, 2007 05:03 PM
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49 | Comment from Sten98872 on February 5, 2007 06:15 PM
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50 | Comment from Sten31781 on February 5, 2007 08:59 PM
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51 | Comment from Sten83951 on February 6, 2007 12:33 AM
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53 | Comment from Sten46858 on February 6, 2007 07:49 PM
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55 | Comment from Sten31899 on February 7, 2007 01:43 AM
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56 | Comment from Sten76630 on February 7, 2007 07:37 AM
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57 | Comment from Sten37694 on February 7, 2007 08:11 AM
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58 | Comment from Sten55513 on February 7, 2007 01:27 PM
I haven't been up to anything recently, but so it goes. Such is life. What can I say? Pretty much not much exciting going on to speak of. I haven't gotten much done lately, but I don't care.
59 | Comment from Sten84377 on February 7, 2007 06:13 PM
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60 | Comment from Sten36692 on February 8, 2007 05:45 AM
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61 | Comment from Sten27224 on February 8, 2007 11:03 AM
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62 | Comment from Sten65807 on February 8, 2007 11:46 PM
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63 | Comment from Sten43783 on February 9, 2007 09:24 PM
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64 | Comment from Sten44158 on February 10, 2007 03:25 AM
I haven't been up to anything today. I don't care. I've just been staying at home not getting anything done. Basically not much happening right now. Maybe tomorrow. I guess it doesn't bother me.
65 | Comment from Sten15784 on February 11, 2007 10:57 PM
I haven't gotten anything done today. I feel like a fog, but what can I say? I've just been letting everything wash over me lately, not that it matters. Shrug.
66 | Comment from Sten27764 on February 12, 2007 01:23 AM
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67 | Comment from Sten65071 on February 12, 2007 02:44 AM
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68 | Comment from Sten98801 on February 12, 2007 01:35 PM
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69 | Comment from Sten55352 on February 19, 2007 12:04 AM
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70 | Comment from Sten19663 on February 20, 2007 12:59 AM
My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
71 | Comment from Sten95902 on February 20, 2007 03:56 AM
I haven't been up to much today. I've just been letting everything happen without me. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I just don't have anything to say right now. More or less nothing happening.
72 | Comment from Sten53262 on February 20, 2007 04:34 AM
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73 | Comment from Sten28352 on February 20, 2007 11:39 AM
I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
74 | Comment from Sten40957 on February 21, 2007 01:00 AM
I just don't have much to say these days, but so it goes. Today was a total loss. I guess it doesn't bother me.
75 | Comment from Sten91264 on February 21, 2007 05:16 AM
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76 | Comment from Sten51155 on February 21, 2007 06:14 AM
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77 | Comment from Sten44362 on February 21, 2007 07:21 AM
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78 | Comment from Sten64432 on February 21, 2007 07:10 PM
My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
79 | Comment from Sten2613 on February 23, 2007 01:06 AM
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80 | Comment from Sten74994 on February 23, 2007 03:13 PM
I just don't have anything to say. Not that it matters. Eh. I've just been staying at home doing nothing, but I don't care. That's how it is.
81 | Comment from Sten62434 on February 24, 2007 09:20 PM
I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
82 | Comment from Sten57467 on February 24, 2007 11:37 PM
retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
83 | Comment from Sten88771 on February 25, 2007 12:45 PM
My life's been pretty dull recently. Shrug. My mind is like a void. I haven't gotten anything done lately. I can't be bothered with anything recently.
84 | Comment from Sten20013 on February 26, 2007 01:55 AM
retty much nothing seems worth thinking about. My life's been completely dull , not that it matters. I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen.
85 | Comment from Sten75216 on February 26, 2007 02:37 AM
Not much on my mind right now, but it's not important. I've just been letting everything happen without me. I just don't have anything to say right now.
86 | Comment from Sten99139 on February 26, 2007 04:25 AM
I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. What can I say? I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning, but pfft. Not that it matters. Pretty much nothing exciting happening to speak of. I haven't been up to much these days.
87 | Comment from Sten15910 on February 27, 2007 08:39 PM
My life's been basically bland today. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. My mind is like an empty room. I've more or less been doing nothing to speak of. Not much on my mind recently.
88 | Comment from Sten57754 on February 28, 2007 08:16 AM
I just don't have anything to say. Not that it matters. Eh. I've just been staying at home doing nothing, but I don't care. That's how it is.
89 | Comment from Sten56141 on February 28, 2007 09:48 AM
I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.
90 | Comment from Sten50906 on February 28, 2007 08:25 PM
Not much on my mind lately. My life's been completely boring these days. I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. So it goes.
91 | Comment from Sten46923 on March 1, 2007 07:56 AM
Basically nothing noteworthy happening right now, but eh. Today was a complete loss. I haven't been up to much recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
92 | Comment from Sten33203 on March 1, 2007 10:27 AM
I just don't have anything to say. Not that it matters. Eh. I've just been staying at home doing nothing, but I don't care. That's how it is.
93 | Comment from Sten98816 on March 1, 2007 11:39 PM
I feel like a complete blank, but I don't care. Pfft. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
94 | Comment from Sten91978 on March 2, 2007 01:17 AM
I haven't been up to anything these days. So it goes. I can't be bothered with anything these days.
95 | Comment from Sten84272 on March 3, 2007 04:11 AM
I've more or less been doing nothing worth mentioning, but eh. My life's been really bland today. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me these days. That's how it is.
96 | Comment from Sten96559 on March 3, 2007 05:47 AM
I haven't been up to anything today. I can't be bothered with anything recently. Nothing seems worth thinking about. I haven't gotten anything done recently, but oh well. Not much noteworthy going on worth mentioning.
97 | Comment from Sten36376 on March 4, 2007 06:51 AM
Not much on my mind. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me , but shrug. Whatever. I feel like a void.
98 | Comment from Sten45896 on March 5, 2007 03:44 PM
I've just been hanging out not getting anything done. What can I say? I've basically been doing nothing worth mentioning, but pfft. Not that it matters. Pretty much nothing exciting happening to speak of. I haven't been up to much these days.
99 | Comment from Sten57045 on March 6, 2007 08:57 PM
I haven't been up to much today. I've just been letting everything happen without me. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. I've just been hanging out doing nothing. I just don't have anything to say right now. More or less nothing happening.
100 | Comment from Sten26622 on March 8, 2007 02:22 AM
I feel like an empty room, but eh. Nothing seems worth doing. I haven't gotten much done today.
101 | Comment from Sten41799 on March 9, 2007 08:52 AM
I can't be bothered with anything these days, but such is life. I don't care. So it goes. More or less nothing seems worth thinking about. I've just been hanging out waiting for something to happen, but that's how it is.
102 | Comment from Sten57982 on March 11, 2007 08:34 PM
I haven't gotten anything done today. I feel like a fog, but what can I say? I've just been letting everything wash over me lately, not that it matters. Shrug.
103 | Comment from Sten60897 on March 13, 2007 01:37 AM
Not much on my mind. I don't care. I've just been letting everything happen without me , but shrug. Whatever. I feel like a void.
104 | Comment from Sten36303 on March 14, 2007 07:21 AM
I haven't been up to much lately. I've basically been doing nothing , but it's not important. I can't be bothered with anything recently. I've just been letting everything happen without me lately.
105 | Comment from Sten97541 on March 18, 2007 06:23 AM
I just don't have much to say recently. Such is life. I've basically been doing nothing. Basically nothing seems worth bothering with. Oh well.
106 | Comment from Sten77056 on March 22, 2007 02:46 PM
I haven't been up to anything recently, but so it goes. Such is life. What can I say? Pretty much not much exciting going on to speak of. I haven't gotten much done lately, but I don't care.
107 | Comment from Sten80589 on March 27, 2007 01:25 AM
I've just been staying at home waiting for something to happen. Whatever. Not much on my mind lately. I guess it doesn't bother me.
108 | Comment from Sten28867 on March 30, 2007 04:02 AM
Basically nothing noteworthy happening right now, but eh. Today was a complete loss. I haven't been up to much recently. I've pretty much been doing nothing worth mentioning.
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