I want my P2P.
[ Posted by Dan on February 04, 2004 | 2 Comments ]

When a judge last year ruled that P2P apps couldn't be outlawed due to the fact that they have valid non-copyright-infringing uses, he made the right call. I'm sure we can all agree on that, and I have an example of how P2P networks could be leveraged in such a way (to my benefit no less).

access-music has made a batch of loops available for use in GarageBand, but of course, the low price and hordes of wannaba musicians made the download popular. That of course was a bandwidth drain and access-music pulled the download. They should have just put the thing on the various P2P networks and called it a day.

For what it's worth, the file name of the loops collection is "AccessVirusLoops.dmg" which I'll be looking for tonight via Limewire.

 

		wow... that'll be an ironic change... looking for something with the word virus in it on limewire, rather than downloading the virus-infected software that comprises most of the content there. :-) -Posted by JC on February 5, 2004 11:51 AM

		Hehehe, indeed that would be a reversal, but the distributed bandwidth benefits are pretty obvious. Anyway, the download is available again, but you have to submit your email address which they send email to with download instructions. Kinda lame. -Posted by on February 6, 2004 04:35 PM

Comment posting has been turned off because I don't have enough time and will to deal with the constant comment spamming. I'm very sorry and will fix this sometime soon (soon = before 2004 ends).