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gallow737 · #1 12-19-2008, 07:48 PM

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It's everywhere.

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Will they include stuff like Rapidshare or Megaupload in this? Technically those aren't P2P. Or will they mainly target programs like Limewire and also torrents? I'm confused as to what constituted P2P nowadays. I haven't downloading anything off of stuff like that in almost a year

#2 12-19-2008, 10:43 PM

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Is that when you discovered DSF?

gallow737 · #3 12-20-2008, 12:44 AM

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Partially. I used to download music off of a few specific music blogs, but they got shut down. Then I started using P2P stuff again...

Then I was told about this place. Yay!

Foghorn Leghorn · #4 01-11-2009, 09:32 PM

I don't think there is anyway of stopping rapidshare/megaupload. I would guess that they are still going to fight it through the p2p as that's their only hope.

salumeria · #5 01-11-2009, 09:33 PM

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Can you explain why there isn't any way to stop rapidshare/megaupload? I'm not trying to sound critical, just curious.

Foghorn Leghorn · #6 01-11-2009, 09:37 PM

I'm trying to say that most people who send files through these two uploading sites usually hide what cd it is/what movie it is/etc,. Granted, there are people out there that don't, but I bet if they tried going down that route you would see another uploading service be used or people be smarter in how they send files through those uploading services.

The only way they could cut down rapidshare/megaupload is to get rid of them which would be just like the p2p cycle they are going through now. Shut one down, couple more open. I think this is a better approach for them, but it's not going to curtailing illegal downloading.

n00batron · #7 02-11-2009, 12:37 AM

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it's mostly a matter of technology, i think. peer-to-peer traffic and rapidshare traffic exists via different internet protocols. more specifically, the articles make it sound like the riaa/isp is looking for p2p traffic. i don't know how they are the doing this, but i do know that the two types of traffic i've described are different. also, i believe rapidshare traffic is just like "regular webpage" traffic (http).