John On Web Stuff » p2p http://blog.geekyjohn.com My take on web things. Sometimes witty. Sharing of stuff. Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:40:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= P2P? It’s TV’s fault http://blog.geekyjohn.com/2008/12/p2p-its-tvs-fault/ http://blog.geekyjohn.com/2008/12/p2p-its-tvs-fault/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 01:39:01 +0000 John http://blog.afterlight.net.au/?p=74 As there’s clearly not enough handwringing over Hollywood suing iiNet, I should add my two cents – it’s Australia’s miserly free-to-air broadcaster wot’s to blame. Elsewhere in the first world, the film, television and music industries have warmed to the idea that setting lawyers on ISPs and consumers isn’t the most effective way to stamp out piracy. P2P? It’s TV’s fault.

I couldn’t agree more, free-to-air tv is crap, thus downloading content of the internet makes much more sense. Other venues to watch content are much more attractive. I much rather buy the season of a TV show on DVD then having to wait up until I can watch it on TV, and then I can still generally only watch one episode per week.

I’m looking forward to seeing more ventures that promote watching content online, legally. I don’t mind paying a few bucks for a service that will let me watch TV shows that I want to watch and will let me watch them when I want to.

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