http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:05:24 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/25/220759.php#comment-624175 Dudes, I hate to mention this but two years after the publication of this article, my son downloads stuff off of Bit Torrent and Mu Torrent, though he has low regard for Bit Torrent. Morpehus, which was a killer app, has been knocked out of operation. 624175@blogcritics.org Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:05:24 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/05/25/220759.php#comment-623935 "And then you will see vastly-decreased amounts of money spent on R&D for horrific diseases...Yea! :-/" Yes, I resound the last comment. If they did find a cure, why would this country, or any other, make it available when they make so much money on the care needed to take care of it? I'm diabetic, and pay out several hundred a month for the equivalent of air. File sharing makes it possible to try before you buy. If technology caught up, then the artists would be guaranteed their money. For instance, gaming communities that are online, require you to buy the game to be able to play online. Why not do the same for music or movies? 623935@blogcritics.org Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:36:51 EDT