THE REALITY OF MODERN FILE SHHRING

摘要

Do not listen to anyone pitching a product, service, or legal strategy purporting to eliminate file sharing. The sharing of files via hosting services is far more complex than peer-to-peer networking, and both evolve constantly. The next steps are already being taken. Proxy schemes are working protect uploaders, encryption protocols are masking files from inspection, and the dark market of anonymous payment schemes allow sharers to avoid leaving paper trails. The file-hosting services are also protecting themselves through careful choice of jurisdiction.10 The legal community needs to move on from the comfortable peer-to-peer debate and come to grips with the new reality of sharing via file-hosting services.