[Luvian]

It's illegal to discuss piracy, but it's not illegal to talk about p2p programs as far as I am concerned.

Not everything on those is illegal. For those that are not aware, you connect to other computers to download things from them, and not only mp3s.

Kazaa, Morpheus,... allow you to share and download any kind of files. Programs, movies, documents,...

Some people use it to distributes fanart or story they make, their flash animation, their custom bg2 portraits, gamemaking resources, Home made programs, amateur songs, anything.

Some companies even pay Kazaa for them to put their Demo and even complete games for download. Some are free, some are not. They last time I looked, they were selling Worm Armageddon for 2$ us on Kazaa, and yes, it's legal. They also sell music and documents.

So, yes, p2p can be used for piracy, as the internet can be, but it can also be used to share things, like the internet.

Here is a good advice that apply to anything. It's always a good idea to get informations on something before criticizing it.

So as far as I am concerned, this thread does not breach the COC as long as nobody talk about piracy. Talk about your favorite program, but don't tell us how to get illegal files.

Another mod might disagree and lock this thread, thought. Enjoy it while it last.

[ 05-07-2003, 05:10 PM: Message edited by: Luvian ]