Is it just me or does it seem that almost every other day we are seeing significant attacks on BitTorrent tracker sites? The music and movie industry are desperate to put the Genie back in the bottle.
Just because these industries do not know how to compete in the new high speed media distribution age, they are resorting to going after the Torrent tracker sites.
Just like a good horror flick, the second they cut of the head of one site another 3 pop up. This legal battle to kill torrent tracker sites is one they will not be able to win.
Part of the issue is media distribution rules. Imagine being in a country outside of the United States, and having to wait a year for a television series that is being talked about today on the net. Media distribution delay rules are fueling the desire for people to download media now versus waiting.
We live in a world where everyone is connected and synchronized to the same stream of information, thus people want access to content now not a year later. Iceland Torrent Site Takedown
These companies are terribly confused. They launch sites like hulu.com to make it look like they are branching into new media, and then they kill the torrent sites. Personally, I think the copyright excuse for blocking website like hulu is exactly that, an excuse. It’s non-net-neutrality at its best.