Peer to peer networking is at risk due to private sector business's perceived
interest. Lobbyists from the private sector have been highly successful lately.
Without a greater force to stop them than there is today, they will likely
make inroads against peer to peer networking. Freenet and similar software may
even become entirely illegal whether you use it or just have a copy of it on
your disk. Short of large corporations embracing peer to peer networking and
file sharing, the only thing I see as likely to stop the lobbyists is
legislation in place to preserve rights. Germany did this recently with their
law to ensure preservation of rights for reverse engineering for accessibility.
Feel free or obligated to pass on the this message or mobilize voters for this
cause. Cross post at will.
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