BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen today announced a deal with the MPAA under which DMCA takedown procedures for infringing content will be "expedited." But don't get too worked up when you read about this. At worst it is meaningless. There is just technically no way for them to stop it - this deal is sort of like securing airlines by prohibiting toe nail clippers. It might make someone somewhere feel a little safer, but it's not actually doing anything to address the underlying issue. I suspect this is another example of the industries (be it Recording or Motion Picture) failing to understand the technology. And perhaps Bram has even pulled off a small coup here, as trading nothing for a little legal cover sounds like a pretty good deal to make.
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- jim 11-23-2005 5:34 pm