P2P networks are dead for the Western Powers

Meaning the Western allied powers. The United States, England, France, West Germany, and Spain do not participate in wide-spread P2P file-sharing, as opposed the former Soviet Bloc countries, including eastern Germany. I wonder why? Excess government interference via agencies which patrol that, such as MPAA and RIAA (or something lik. I say - just let the people do what they want. Besides - such efforts at patrolling the free internet are inevitably self-defeating to businesses - i.e. a complex, Economic/Dynamic Systems dynamic.

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username133326

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what are you on about?

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cl_steele

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In plain English and laymens terms please?

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Jonathan C

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P2P file sharing stands for Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Those networks are all gone for the former Allied Powers countries. Kazaa was the most popular before. But also, Neo-Modus. The capitalistic mentality says, you only get what you pay for, so they shut them down.

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They definitely still exist, so...

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username133326

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Original post by Jonathan C

P2P file sharing stands for Peer-to-Peer file sharing. Those networks are all gone for the former Allied Powers countries. Kazaa was the most popular before. But also, Neo-Modus. The capitalistic mentality says, you only get what you pay for, so they shut them down.