p2p, anonymity and security

[Travis Roy]

>>You confused me a bit with this wording.  I think you meant to say that 
>>you agree there are thousands of legitimate uses for this technology, 
>>and only the naive here will forget all the fair-use rights bestowed 
>>upon us all.  Or  else you were saying that I could share all the 
>>Grateful Dead songs, public speeches, and other forms of un-encumbered 
>>media that I want.
>>
> 
> 
> Then why bother with the anonymity? If your sharing with your friends,
> then simply set up a password protected area! If the RIAA somehow
> charges you for that then I would think you could sue them for hacking
> your systems.

Perhaps because he wants to share legal content with more then just the 
people he knows, and/or distribute the bandwidth over many connections.