Mike in Japan  +  8951 Wed, 24 Sep 03 12:11 PM . P2P networking represents a potential revolution in the way information is distributed, but the mighty media corporations are taking legal action against companies who write P2P software and also against people who use it. . Do people have the right to share information using P2P networks, or should they be prosecuted? For anyone who is interested, here is a link to an informative site on the state of play: Zero Paid Mike in Japan Joined on Tue, Aug 19 2003 Senior Member 4,371 I do like to be beside the seaside

	Elena  +  9095 Thu, 25 Sep 03 03:36 PM To be prosecuted... :S As user I love to obtain music and movies through P2P but...if I was the author.... What do you think? Elena Joined on Thu, Jul 31 2003 Regular Member 827 Enjoying my English study

	hitchhiker  +  9112 Thu, 25 Sep 03 04:59 PM Record companies will get no love until: a) They increase the ARTIST'S percentage of profit. b) They stop being money hungry fools who couldn't care less about music to start with. hitchhiker Joined on Mon, Nov 18 2002 Richmond, UK Senior Member 4,036 Usenet is like a herd of performing elephants with diarrhea - massive, difficult to redirect, awe-inspiring, entertaining, and a source of mind-boggling amounts of excrement...

	Mike in Japan  +  9148 Fri, 26 Sep 03 01:36 AM Let's not forget that the benefits of P2P are far greater than free music alone. P2P gives anyone using the software the ability to access ANY volunteered information on ANY participating computer directly. The ramifications are mind bogglingly liberating. True freedom of information, or close to it! Mike in Japan

	hitchhiker  +  9157 Fri, 26 Sep 03 03:40 AM Well spoken! I'm just waiting to see how they're going to "lock down" the net. Btw: I was reading about them sueing some 66 yr old guy for sharing thousands of mp3s. They eventually realised he didn't even know how to use a computer. Pathetic pathetic people. hitchhiker