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Originally Posted by sortie
Sure, but it's just a matter of time before they get shut down.
They are just a step ahead of the law curve.
It's just the same as napster, they will have to change thier model or be shut down and they will shut down because they only make money by giving porn for free. Once they have to charge they will be competing with everybody else and lose.
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Napster had one big server. Take down that server and napster is gone. Same with AudioGalaxy and KazaA.
Torrentsites are much more complex. They only host small torrent files (=very low bandwidth). These torrent files point to other servers (called trackers). The trackers hold the information on the clients. Take down all the trackers in the world and the problem is solved. But that is impossible, as anyone can start a tracker.
If you think the torrent model can be shut down, think again. It's way too robust. Surely, you can take down one torrentsite. But then it will move to another country or ten new ones will pop up to replace it.