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Title: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 04:56
b*****ds!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/26/virgin_media_detica/
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2009, 21:25
Indeed!  but no doubt, someone will find a way round it.  :)
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 22:37
yep! gotta love people at times.
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 22:38
I'm not sure why they even bother stopping this - everytime they do a better and more improved method comes out... think back to napster and now look at where we are (of course data connection speed increases has helped)
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2009, 22:44
Very true.  I think it's a case of the government trying to appease the music industry.  By the time these measures have failed, there will be a different mob in power.
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 23:10
Very true.  I think it's a case of the government trying to appease the music industry.  By the time these measures have failed, there will be a different mob in power.

yeah, I think the music industry also need to wake up and smell the new technologies. I'm sure they could make cash in different ways... if only cds/dvds/the cinema wasn't so expensive.
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2009, 23:35
I don't even think CDs and DVDs are that expensive now. You can get CDs in the supermarkets due under 8 quid, and DVDs for under a tenner, which is cheaper than a couple going to the cinema.  :)
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 23:43
yeah, true I guess its not so bad - but is the new releases that I think are extortionate - and those are the films/cds that people download.
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: Simon on November 27, 2009, 23:48
Usually before they are released!  ;D
Title: Re: Virgin Media To Trial Filesharing Monitoring In UK
Post by: sam on November 27, 2009, 23:56
Usually before they are released!  ;D

indeed!