Once upon a time there was this little known program and network called Napster. No one knew about it except a few people and it was a great thing. The entertainment industry was upset that the free advertising they were getting was an act of piracy and it didnt matter that their sales were climbing.... somehow.... somewhere...... really.... SOMEWHERE... they were losing money. So they sued this little company called Napster and the entertainment industry returned the favor and gave Napster free advertising.... next thing you know, this little thing had turned into a big movement.... one that is still going today.

A few years ago, a new technology steps in called BitTorrent.... This is a great way for open source projects to deliver their products through those that support them. What isn't entirely well known is that there are huge search engines for finding pirated software... The entertainment industry figured that the whole Napster thing went so well for them, they might try it again.....

Welllllll......


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