Claim to End 99% of Illegal Trading

[Lord_of_the_Dense]

A Finnish based company called Viralg is predicting the end of unauthorised file sharing.

The company claims their patented “overwrite” technology can mix files on a P2P network, corrupting downloads and rendering them worthless to play.

“On the market where our competitors can only offer a mediocre service for blocking illegal file swapping our solution means totally new level of revenue protection. By utilizing Viralg´s technology we can guarantee 99% protection for intellectual property like music, movie and game content in all the main peer to peer networks,” the company brag in their press release.

Read entire story here.

[DudeAsInCool]

They'll be lucky to get one percent Not only that, but wouldnt there be a legal issue should they knock out a legal file they shouldnt have?

[Ken]

It's just like copy protection.

These companies don't actually think their product will do much good, they simply believe they can rake profits from the oblivious industries they peddle to.

[Excrement_Cranium]

This would fit a discussion I had at work the other night. We were talking about software protection etc. This guy I work with was raving about how great microsoft products are, how superior intel chips are, pretty much being a mass media whore. I was trying to explain, that while the big boys have the "top guys" in the industry, the other side of the coin includes a far greater number of people who pool their knowledge and desired outcomes together, and remain one step ahead of the "good guys".

[slum_goddess]

This guy I work with was raving about how great microsoft products are,

this dude never heard of open source and you have to work w/him? poor you.

[Excrement_Cranium]

Oooh, but open source is for "amatuers", M$ has the industry leaders...

[slum_goddess]

don't forget the drugz, dude. but really, the guy w/whom you work has a lot to learn (what a dummy!). then again, it's the old argument about which makes the better product and what's best for the greatest number of people: competition or cooperation.

[method77]

what Ken said

[method77]

Read the article at Slashdot and the replies if you have the time, and see why this can't happen

[Wolfie]

they simply believe they can rake profits from the oblivious industries they peddle to.

Somehow I don't feel too sorry for the industry pouring thier money down the toliet hiring these guys. :bigsmile: