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December 30, 2004
The Shadow Internet
Wired reports on the hierarchy of content pirates, the people who know how to find the top-quality pre-release copies of Hollywood films and new albums. It's an interesting look at this otherwise closed world, with its disguised servers, elaborate rules, amazing quality control procedures, and highly competitive spirit. One almost wonders how the industry and the FBI expect to shut it down. True, there are only a handful of people who are responsible for the vast majority of films and mp3s available online; but on the other hand, their techniques are not so esoteric as to be unduplicatable.
Posted by Paul Musgrave at December 30, 2004 12:57 PM