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Comment Re:From what it sounds like... (Score 2, Interesting) 403

Theres another thing about it, when downloading something from p2p network you have many sources (unless only one person has the file and you are the only person downloading), so actually there is little chance you get one full file from particular person. Technically the damage would be much less than uploading one whole file, because only fraction of each file has been transmitted, additionally particular fractions transmitted from one source are probably not enough to build whole file. So this person haven't even uploaded whole files with music. Determining how many people actually downloaded from this person and how much of a portion of the file may be impossible but I think it would be just small amount of each file. What if total amount for each file would be under lets say 15s, wouldn't it then be a fair use or something? Just a thought tho.
United States

Submission + - Best Presidential Candidate for Geeks

blast writes: I was wondering who the community thinks best candidate for geeks. I.e, regarding the war on privacy, "total information awareness" or whatever they're calling it these days, Internet regulation and taxation, copyright/patent reform, the right to read, the right to secure communications, the right to tinker, etc.
PC Games (Games)

Submission + - New DX10 Benchmarks Do More Bad than Good

NIMBY writes: "An interesting editorial over at PC Perspective looks at the changing status between modern game developers and companies like AMD and NVIDIA that depend on their work to show off their products. Recently, both AMD and NVIDIA separately helped in releasing DX10 benchmarks based on upcoming games that show the other hardware vendor in a negative light. But what went on behind the scenes? Can any collaboration these companies use actually be trusted by reviewers and the public to base a purchasing decision on? The author things the one source of resolution to this is have honest game developers take a stance for the gamer."
The Internet

Traffic Fraud Inflates Video Site Popularity 114

Dotnaught writes "A new study by spyware researcher Ben Edelman finds that spyware-driven traffic inflation is common, particularly at video sites. The study identifies Bolt.com, GrindTV.com, Broadcaster.com, Away.com, RooTV.com, and Diet.com as the beneficiaries of spyware-driven traffic. 'Our measurement systems are inaccurate for the amount of trust we'd like to put into them,' Edelman said. 'So that's the puzzle: How do you build an advertising economy when the number can't be trusted?'"

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