Comments on: Problem Solved http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/ Keeping politicians' hands off the Net & everything else related to technology Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-47461 Richard Bennett Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-47461 <p>It turns out the BitTorrent mods are secondary. See <a href="http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/" rel="nofollow">my blog posts on the details</a>.</p> It turns out the BitTorrent mods are secondary. See my blog posts on the details.

]]> By: Ryan Radia http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-47460 Ryan Radia Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:10:43 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-47460 <p>Taming the corporate beast with the mere threat of regulation is indeed preferable to regulation itself, but still less than optimal in many cases. Threats work quite well, though. Verizon Wireless and AT&T; have changed a lot of policies lately to pre-empt Congressional action. From open-access to pro-rated termination fees to allowing users to unlock phones, the wireless companies are gradually evolving both in response to competitive forces and government pressures.<br></p> <p></p> <p>And I'm not sure about proclaiming "Problem Solved" just yet. Comcast may be negotiating with Bittorrent, Inc, but that company is a tiny part of the phenomenon that is the Bittorrent protocol. It remains to be seen whether one company's development of a protocol that has since been unleashed into the wild will have much effect on users.</p> <p>What if the "friendlier" version of Bittorrent makes for slower download speeds despite smoother network operation from the ISP's standpoint? Legit P2P firms may adopt the next Bittorrent, but unless huge numbers of people stop using regular old torrent files to pirate massive amounts of media, the capacity strain isn't going anywhere anytime soon.</p> Taming the corporate beast with the mere threat of regulation is indeed preferable to regulation itself, but still less than optimal in many cases. Threats work quite well, though. Verizon Wireless and AT&T; have changed a lot of policies lately to pre-empt Congressional action. From open-access to pro-rated termination fees to allowing users to unlock phones, the wireless companies are gradually evolving both in response to competitive forces and government pressures.

And I’m not sure about proclaiming “Problem Solved” just yet. Comcast may be negotiating with Bittorrent, Inc, but that company is a tiny part of the phenomenon that is the Bittorrent protocol. It remains to be seen whether one company’s development of a protocol that has since been unleashed into the wild will have much effect on users.

What if the “friendlier” version of Bittorrent makes for slower download speeds despite smoother network operation from the ISP’s standpoint? Legit P2P firms may adopt the next Bittorrent, but unless huge numbers of people stop using regular old torrent files to pirate massive amounts of media, the capacity strain isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

]]> By: Cord Blomquist http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-47459 Cord Blomquist Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:10:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-47459 <p>Hance, did you blog this on your iPhone?</p> Hance, did you blog this on your iPhone?

]]> By: Richard Bennett http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-40896 Richard Bennett Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:57:00 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-40896 <p>It turns out the BitTorrent mods are secondary. See <a href="http://bennett.com/blog/index.php/archives/2008/03/27/new-and-improved-traffic-shaping/" rel="nofollow">my blog posts on the details</a>.</p> It turns out the BitTorrent mods are secondary. See my blog posts on the details.

]]> By: Ryan Radia http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-40895 Ryan Radia Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:10:43 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-40895 <p>Taming the corporate beast with the mere threat of regulation is indeed preferable to regulation itself, but still less than optimal in many cases. Threats work quite well, though. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have changed a lot of policies lately to pre-empt Congressional action. From open-access to pro-rated termination fees to allowing users to unlock phones, the wireless companies are gradually evolving both in response to competitive forces and government pressures.</p> <p></p> <p>And I'm not sure about proclaiming "Problem Solved" just yet. Comcast may be negotiating with Bittorrent, Inc, but that company is a tiny part of the phenomenon that is the Bittorrent protocol. It remains to be seen whether one company's development of a protocol that has since been unleashed into the wild will have much effect on users.</p> <p>What if the "friendlier" version of Bittorrent makes for slower download speeds despite smoother network operation from the ISP's standpoint? Legit P2P firms may adopt the next Bittorrent, but unless huge numbers of people stop using regular old torrent files to pirate massive amounts of media, the capacity strain isn't going anywhere anytime soon.</p> Taming the corporate beast with the mere threat of regulation is indeed preferable to regulation itself, but still less than optimal in many cases. Threats work quite well, though. Verizon Wireless and AT&T have changed a lot of policies lately to pre-empt Congressional action. From open-access to pro-rated termination fees to allowing users to unlock phones, the wireless companies are gradually evolving both in response to competitive forces and government pressures.

And I’m not sure about proclaiming “Problem Solved” just yet. Comcast may be negotiating with Bittorrent, Inc, but that company is a tiny part of the phenomenon that is the Bittorrent protocol. It remains to be seen whether one company’s development of a protocol that has since been unleashed into the wild will have much effect on users.

What if the “friendlier” version of Bittorrent makes for slower download speeds despite smoother network operation from the ISP’s standpoint? Legit P2P firms may adopt the next Bittorrent, but unless huge numbers of people stop using regular old torrent files to pirate massive amounts of media, the capacity strain isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

]]> By: Cord Blomquist http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/comment-page-1/#comment-40894 Cord Blomquist Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:10:37 +0000 http://techliberation.com/2008/03/27/problem-solved/#comment-40894 <p>Hance, did you blog this on your iPhone?</p> Hance, did you blog this on your iPhone?

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