i2 have seen the darkness
The future is not bright for those of us who don't enjoy shelling out $20 for a CD with a single song.
Tulane and Northeastern have both blocked all external traffic from i2hub; other schools may soon follow. The amount of shared material has dropped from nearly 110 TB to under 60 since the subpoenas were issued, with the majority of the dropoff being observed at schools with students who were served; Neural RPI seems to have disappeared completely (but if you have details on them, please email me). The RPI student in me fears that another round of legal action will drop i2hub usage below a critical level, whereby students will no longer view it as a viable source and continue sharing. In the meantime, it may recover, as some schools refuse to comply with the RIAA and the cases get tied up in the appeals courts (though I'm not holding my breath on the Grokster case already before the Supreme Court). However, with the school year winding down, I don't expect sharing to break 70 TB until September when the new freshmen, less burdened by caution, start picking up the slack.
At this time it may be a good idea to start reminding people that there's more to RPI than the internet, like sunlight--and both of the girls.
Tulane and Northeastern have both blocked all external traffic from i2hub; other schools may soon follow. The amount of shared material has dropped from nearly 110 TB to under 60 since the subpoenas were issued, with the majority of the dropoff being observed at schools with students who were served; Neural RPI seems to have disappeared completely (but if you have details on them, please email me). The RPI student in me fears that another round of legal action will drop i2hub usage below a critical level, whereby students will no longer view it as a viable source and continue sharing. In the meantime, it may recover, as some schools refuse to comply with the RIAA and the cases get tied up in the appeals courts (though I'm not holding my breath on the Grokster case already before the Supreme Court). However, with the school year winding down, I don't expect sharing to break 70 TB until September when the new freshmen, less burdened by caution, start picking up the slack.
At this time it may be a good idea to start reminding people that there's more to RPI than the internet, like sunlight--and both of the girls.
posted by Bernstein at 10:34 AM
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Blocking "i2hub", probably "a.i2hub.com" at the core router, won't actually solve the problem.
There's other services, plus the DirectConnect protocol/hub is in no way liable or responsible for people who swap copyrighted materials.
It's the user's who are the ones doing bad things, not the service itself, which is at the base, just a chat room.
Too bad both of the girls already have boyfriends.
There are only two girls here?!?!?! I could've sworn I saw like 4 or 5 the other day. Check your sources, dude.
There are only two girls here?!?!?! I could've sworn I saw like 4 or 5 the other day. Check your sources, dude.
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