主要的意思是說,加拿大類似 RIAA 的協會宣稱 P2P 所造成的損失極為巨大,但加拿大一位法律系的教授 Michael Geist 用實際的數據提出反駁。
Using actual data from Canada, Piercing the P2P Myths, demonstrates that the loss claims are greatly exaggerated and that P2P has had little, if any impact on the income of the artists themselves.
Technologically savvy users are merging these technologies to “Skypecast”, using Skype’s service to distribute recordings across the internet for free. This allows expert users to run their own mini-radio stations, which can be accessed by any Skype user.
Alex Malik, a former general counsel for the Australian Recording Industry Association, generated the report. Malik believes that by delaying the broadcast of these programs, Australian TV programmers have increased the domestic demand for the shows. “As a result, impatient viewers have increasingly turned to BitTorrent to download their favorite shows,” he said.
The Baltimore Sun is reporting on the University of Maryland’s bid to wean students off a campus Direct Connect hub by buying into a program from Cdigix.