Re: p2p file sharing

Taking your post at face value, your son's experience is one of many he will
have as he grows older that will teach him that not everything works the way
it's supposed to, but that the exception does not destroy the rule.

Your son is fortunate to have a father who understands this and will no
doubt lead him in the right direction.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Triffid" <triffid@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>
> Ted Zieglar wrote:
>
> > Most of the P2P networks on the internet are engaged in illegal file
> > sharing, so there is little motivation to provide an optimal customer
> > experience. In addition, most P2P networks are overrun with viruses,
spyware
> > and poorly coded software, all of which cause problems on the network.
To
> > avoid these issues, purchase your content legally.
>
> Certainly one could reasonably expect to avoid these issues by
> purchasing content legally, but that's not the case.
>
> Recently my son asked me to type the admin password on his XP system so
> he could install P2P software and download music he wanted. I refused,
> informed him of the malware risks and legal implications - and suggested
> he buy the CD.
>
> He bought the CD, which attempted to install a poorly coded rootkit on
> his system without asking. Not only could he not play the music he had
> purchased, XP could no longer access his CD drive at all.
>
> I repaired his system by restoring a recent Ghost image, and used Unix
> tools to extract his music and burn it to a standard CDDA format disc.
> We then returned the original disc to the store and demanded a refund
> because it had been sold as an audio CD, but was not.
>
> Needless to say, all this wasted several hours of my time - and my son
> is now sceptical of the values I have attempted to instill regarding
> intellectual property rights as a direct result.
>
> Triffid

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