...but might it not be in their best interest to only publish hashes of the content and distrubute the content itself via P2P outlets? From the legal and hosting perspectives, it would seem to have a lot of advantages. First, they don't have to have permanent possession of the content; they may not ever have to have possession of the content. Second, it would be nigh on impossible to prove that they were responsible for it's distribution. Third, hosting providers are going to be less afraid of the repercussions and the hosting itself would be cheaper and easier. Are there P2P engines that calculate hashes, so you could find the document you wanted, first time, every time? Thanks, Chaz

How is he supposed to manage this nonsense? Besides, divulging this information is likely to have fifth amendment implications.

That's sure to find it's way to eBay.

What next? Legislate that auto manufacturers have to make transmissions parts interchangeable? That would be in the consumers' best interest, right?

Buy it or go away quietly. Thanks, Chaz