chiphart Wrote: > MrSinatra wrote: > > i don't see why the feature would lead to an "internal only" result. > > > the user, not SS, is responsible for how the info is used. since a > > security feature exists, i think its a legit point and request. > > Feel free to yell at me for being stupid, but isn't this > *exactly* what has gotten all of the P2P folks in trouble? > > It's not like Pirate Bay actually HOSTS any first-run movies. > Just the information about where to get them. It's not like > Napster actually hosted any mp3 files, the users did. Etc. > > KDF's point is something I've always wondered about. Boy, that > "download song" link is awfully handy. I wonder if anyone has > run through the net looking for slimserver running on open :9000 > ports, kinda' like people who leave their cameras open > (deliberately or not).
i actually happen to know a lot about this... napster got busted b/c they had central servers the info ran thru, and it was contended they should have been aware of the massive illegal misuse. the law thinks "facilitating" is crime. but SS is not facilitating, no more than AIM that has a file sharing feature (and allows you to "get" whole directies) does. there is no "search" feature for example. and btw, napster only lets you get a song at a time, not whole albums unless u used wrapster or the file shared was such. there is a huge difference between SS and p2p apps, which is analogous to the difference between p2p apps, and AIM. so again, i don't see the problem with SS doing this. in for a penny, in for a pound. and like AIM, you can make it secure if you wish. i have always thought its so arrogant of the law or whoever to assume the use is lawless. plenty of material out there is LEGALLY traded. the grateful dead spring to mind. -- MrSinatra www.LION-Radio.org Using: Squeezebox2 w/SS 6.3 - Win XP Pro SP2 - 3.2ghz / 2gig ram ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MrSinatra's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2336 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25383 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
