Well isn't this grand! Thanks for the heads up, I hadn't see this yet. =) On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Seth Johnson < [email protected]> wrote:
> > (And Vint Cerf works for them, too. -- Seth) > > > > http://www.thepirategoogle.com/ > > > Bit Torrent Search > > Please Note: This site is not affiliated with Google, > it simply makes use of Google Custom Search to > restrict your searches to Torrent files. You can do > this with any regular Google search by appending your > query with filetype:torrent. This technique can be > used for any type of file supported by Google > (http://www.google.com/). > > The intention of this site is to demonstrate the > double standard that was exemplified in the recent > Pirate Bay Trial. Sites such as Google offer much the > same functionality as The Pirate Bay and other Bit > Torrent sites but are not targeted by media > conglomerates such as the IFPI as they have the > political and legal clout to defend themselves unlike > these small independent sites. > > This site is created in support of an open, neutral > internet accessible and equitable to all regardless > of political or financial standing. > > Cheers! (Contact: [email protected]) > > --- > > (Also see my comments to the FTC's Workshop on "P2P Risks" -- Seth) > > > http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/p2pfileshare/OL-100037.pdf > > "The description of "P2P filesharing applications" presented in this > workshop's call for participation offers nothing to distinguish KaZaA, > Grokster or Gnutella from the basic functions of the Internet and > ordinary, generally used operating systems. It also makes no mention > of he core functionality that these applications actually do provide: > search and discovery of the locations of files. Sharing files among a > group of users is a basic network capability that operating systems > and networks already provide." > > Workshop: > http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/filesharing/index.htm > > Public Comments: > http://www.ftc.gov/os/comments/p2pfileshare/index.shtm > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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