Bittorrent Sites Still On The Rise, But Will The Internet Ever Get Control Back?
As we all know Bittorrent sites are on the rise and continue to grow. That being said I thought I would just write a short but sweet article about this growth and try to work out if the internet and piracy is ever going to get control of these sites. Every month it seems as though there is a new bittorrent site on the net, but at the same time we keep hearing about torrent sites being taken down and people getting sued for piracy. That all being said is anyone going to take control of these types of sites on the internet and either change the world piracy laws or simply just allow them to exist and work out was to monetize their content for the content providers.
Currently, in Alexa there are 3 bittorrent sites in the top 120 worldwide, these sites are ThePirateBay.org, Mininova.org and isohunt.com. These sites are all run on the same basic premise, whatever you want is available for FREE. Below I have published the Compete graph which shows the basic traffic trends of all these sites, obviously rising at a steady pace. That being said Compete still has no grip at all on the traffic numbers for these sites, because they are probably about 100 times more than what they are on Compete.
Since these sites are so on the rise, how come they arent getting more widely accepted? Organisation like the IFPI and MPAA think that heavy handed tactics can get these sites shutdown and offline, but we all know deep down that is never going to happen. Now that is mainly never going to happen because of the piracy laws. Currently, the piracy laws are different in nearly every country in the world and these organisations and governments still havent realised that the Internet (in law terms) shouldnt be thought of differently in each country, but should really be through of as its own country. The internet should have its own universal laws that control the entire system, because otherwise the same cycle is going to happen for a long time to come.
Im not really anti bittorrent sites and im not totally the other way either. I just think the governments need to get their act together and start thinking of the internet as its own specific territory, and then these bittorrent sites would have to stick to these laws. Until that time bittorrents arent illegal and they are totally here to stay!
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if torrent sites weren’t forcing them into it, the studios would never change their archaic business models and distribution methods. once they offer services as good as torrent sites do, they will start making money again. personally, my thanks to all the torrent sites out there that are helping to move this society forward.
Re: “I just think the governments need to get their act together and start thinking of the internet as its own specific territory, and then these bittorrent sites would have to stick to these laws.”
A) Who really cares if that’s what people want to do with the net? (Downloading…) Why does someone have to CONTROL the web? Who cares if people like to download stuff? Are YOU being injured by it? YOU will suffer for the extra control you’re asking for, one day.
B)Sash is correct. Everything under the sun has evolved over time, save the business model of the media giants. Well, I will assist them in changing. Oh yes I will. And they will like it.
C) What does a sanitized internet look like and how does it behave? Is it worth enjoying. Is it a bunch of sales offers and youtube quality JoeBlow-shoots-foot style videos? And, god forbid, blogs about how we need less freedom in our real-world, daily lives? BTW, I faked the email addy. You don’t get THAT.