Comments on: The BitTorrent Debate http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:15:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dorian McCreary http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Dorian McCreary Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:59:07 +0000 http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/#comment-152 "the only way to counteract it is to offer a cheap legal alternative." A cheap legal alternative is something I would be interested in. I'm keeping an eye out on pullboxonline.com and any other company that tries to implement some sort of iTunes-style pay-per-download system. “the only way to counteract it is to offer a cheap legal alternative.”

A cheap legal alternative is something I would be interested in. I’m keeping an eye out on pullboxonline.com and any other company that tries to implement some sort of iTunes-style pay-per-download system.

]]> By: Parker http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Parker Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:52:23 +0000 http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/#comment-144 Well some are, and they get pretty angry about it. I'm curious to see how Marvel will approach offerering their books through bittorrents, because I think the only way to counteract it is to offer a cheap legal alternative. And I don't disagree with you that it's stealing. But I wasn't starting the conversation here to pass judgment, I just wanted to hear people's actual practices with the download sites. Well some are, and they get pretty angry about it. I’m curious to see how Marvel will approach offerering their books through bittorrents, because I think the only way to counteract it is to offer a cheap legal alternative. And I don’t disagree with you that it’s stealing. But I wasn’t starting the conversation here to pass judgment, I just wanted to hear people’s actual practices with the download sites.

]]> By: Dorian McCreary http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Dorian McCreary Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:29:41 +0000 http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/#comment-142 I wonder why more creators aren't vocal about this issue. Maybe they don't want to get stuck with the label of "corporate shill" or maybe it's not a huge deal and isn't really cutting into their bottom line as much as I think it could. Whatever the case, I think this issue is less about numbers and more about personal responsibility. I liken the practice of downloading comics and then buying the ones you enjoy to stealing everyone's wallet and then returning the ones that belong to people you feel deserve it. I wonder why more creators aren’t vocal about this issue. Maybe they don’t want to get stuck with the label of “corporate shill” or maybe it’s not a huge deal and isn’t really cutting into their bottom line as much as I think it could.

Whatever the case, I think this issue is less about numbers and more about personal responsibility. I liken the practice of downloading comics and then buying the ones you enjoy to stealing everyone’s wallet and then returning the ones that belong to people you feel deserve it.

]]> By: Parker http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-140 Parker Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:37:17 +0000 http://www.parkerspace.com/2007/02/23/the-bittorrent-debate/#comment-140 Thanks for that opposing view, Dorian. Thanks for that opposing view, Dorian.

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