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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
This is a problem that *must* be solved. The current "solution" is "secondhand ebooks" (and music, and movies) "are on quasi-legal to illegal download sites," which, as much as it disturbs publishers, is likely a very stable arrangement.
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Nothing is very stable when it comes to electronics unfortunately.
The nightmare is the creation of an actual darknet, setup orwellian style with access completely controlled. Will we allow our government to shut down our network and replace it with one whose specifications are dictated by the same conglomerates that are responsible for our current copyright legislation??
The torrent traders are not the pirates here, the pirates are those who rape the earth and humanity in the name of profit.
