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Comment comment by gnifyus on 16 January 2007

The whole hacker and warez scene has had an interesting change in the last 6 or 7 years, from the “oldtime” single or small group type hosts and distributors, to the large highly organized country-buying (maybe) groups of today.

The strange thing about these softwares; a lot of times the $15,000 .00 CAD/CAM software has less formidable protection than the $20.00 shareware apps do.

It seems like if no one has come up with a way to stop software piracy at this point, it probably won’t be stopped.

The software and music industry often attribute HUGE losses like “20 billion dollars a year” to piracy, but they are probably counting the millions of people who would never have considered buying or even using the software to begin with, but downloaded it out of curiosity, so I think these numbers are skewed a little for effect.

The possibilities for directly hosting warez, hacker sites, ripped media, gambling and pornography would exist without bound in international waters.

If an entity like ThePirateBay were to actually buy this island or another one, I have a feeling that eventually a lot more would begin to go on there than just software piracy. Amsterdam would probably seem like Disneyland in comparison.

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International Law with Data by VnutZ :: NR8

If an entity like ThePirateBay were to actually buy this island or another one, I have a feeling that eventually a lot more would begin to go on there than just software piracy. Amsterdam would probably seem like Disneyland in comparison.

There is, of course, one major hiccup. While "anything goes" may be the local law, they still rely on an Internet carrier to get traffic off the Principality. Given their proximity, they likely piggy-back on the UK's data providers.

Would the next order of business be to push for laying dedicated fiber just for themselves? Curious - how does international law handle communications? The AllofMp3 deal certainly plays into consideration as an example.

Would users like this be a push for commercialized space satellites - a private internet space node if you will.

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