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Re: Megaupload.com seized
From: Tei <oscar.vives () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:42:35 +0100
On 20 January 2012 12:14, Alec Muffett <alec.muffett () gmail com> wrote:
On 20 Jan 2012, at 11:00, Tei wrote:Fileshares can organize thenselves in sites based on a forum software that is private by default (open with registration), then share some "information" file that include the url to the files hosted, and the key to unencrypt these files, and some metadata. A special desktop program* would load that information file, and start the http download.At the risk of kicking over old ground, there are a bunch of privacy solutions like this; possibly the most complete attempt (in terms of attempted privacy and distribution) is Freenet: http://freenetproject.org/whatis.html ...but it's slow; then there's Tahoe-LAFS - a decentralised filesystem: https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs ...but it's slow; then there are connection anonymisation tools like I2P and Tor, but - wonderful as they are - they're slow. Can you see a pattern developing that would be relevant to the downloader of 700Mb+ AVIs? :-) It would be great to speed them through wider adoption, but until then... -a
These services are not needed yet. But is good that are under study, in case changes in laws or balance of power make it needed. For now, I think people will continue using HTTP download/stream movies and tv series. Perhaps countries where the 3 strikes legislation is aprobed will make one of these systems necesary. But I think speed is a important factor, and no slow system will suceed. -- -- ℱin del ℳensaje.
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- Re: Megaupload.com seized, (continued)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Steven Bellovin (Jan 19)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized James Smith (Jan 19)
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- Re: Megaupload.com seized Rodrick Brown (Jan 19)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Mark Andrews (Jan 19)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Robert Bonomi (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Roland Perry (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Tei (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Alec Muffett (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Tei (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Jacob Taylor (Jan 22)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Tei (Jan 24)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 20)
- "Illegal content" (Re: Megaupload.com seized) Carsten Bormann (Jan 20)
- Re: "Illegal content" (Re: Megaupload.com seized) Marshall Eubanks (Jan 20)
- Re: "Illegal content" (Re: Megaupload.com seized) Robert Bonomi (Jan 20)
- Re: "Illegal content" (Re: Megaupload.com seized) Valdis . Kletnieks (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized Owen DeLong (Jan 20)
- Re: Megaupload.com seized bmanning (Jan 20)
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