[nylug-talk] the DMCA is not all bad

[Michael Bacarella]

> However, realistically speaking, without notice-and-takedown, there will 
> be no way to prevent warez from being publically available. If anyone 
> remembers, say, 1998, pre-DMCA time, you can get FTP warez very easily. 
> Now, that scene is way underground. 

Define "way underground".  IMO, and I've been near the warez scene
since 1993, it's easier than ever to get free copyrighted content.

The number of groups has probably decreased since 1999, but the access
methods must have increased tenfold.

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