p2p, anonymity and security

[Greg Rundlett]

>> 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.
>
>
That, plus 'set up a password-protected area' is pseudo-code for
  function  Build_a_black_hole ($user, $admin=me){
    while (count ($user != 0)) {
      $time--;
      $effort--;
    }
    if ($personal_life != 0) die("$admin not allowed to have 
$personal_life > 0");
    return 'so true';
  }

;-)

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