Saturday, January 22, 2005
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em."
The sharing of files over peer-to peer (P2P) networks looks set to gain legitimacy, and perhaps a new lease of life following the hard times of prosecutions and attempts to close them down. Being able to access any material at any time - and do so legally - is a revolutionary idea. As with on-demand systems mentioned previously, it's a distribution system that may take some getting used to for audiences and institutions. All of these changes will require much faster broadband connections and are some way off maturity, but with money at stake - as well as a strong public appetite - we shouldn't have to wait too long.
// posted by Gavin Luhrs @ 6:39 pm 
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