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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
Sure. But the majority of items being downloaded from torrents are most probably what?
Shareware?
Or the HD version of Transformers?
It's great that the software has a positive application. But the reality is that it is primarily being used to steal. So if an ISP looks at its users and sees a minority of torrent users are hogging resources (most likely not for open source software), and dials them back then I applaud their decision. It is helping to limit theft.
The fact of the matter is, if Bit Torrent was only used for open source software, most of us would never have heard of it. We know about it because it is the Napster of the current age. Free digital "anything" virtually without risk of consequences.
I see no difference between going into a store and sticking a DVD under your coat, and torrenting a movie. One, most of the adults on this site wouldn't dream of doing. The other, many of you have probably done without a second thought.
I have yet to encounter anyone who can tell me the difference between them.
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You can use http to pirate as well, and it happens all the time. Would you not be pissed if all your http traffic was throttled?