Good evening everyone, my name is Nuttagon Sattayapanich. My ID is 530132006. So let me start the first topic.
Have you ever surfed internet? If yes, did you recently download files from the internet? Are those files legal to download? Well, I am sure that you will hear about Bittorrent. The Bittorrent is a program that assists the internet users to download files between peers (To make it simply, the user can download files from other users. For instance, Mr.A uploads a movie via the Bittorrent program, then, Mr. B C and D can download that movie from Mr.A’s computer). This program was designed for transferring huge files on the internet. Nowadays, Bittorrent has become very familiar with the internet users all over the world. Basically, Bittorrent users can upload any files for their clients, including pornographies, illegal software, unlicensed programs and pirate files. This leads to an issue that Bittorrent users violate the copyright software, movies, games and music. Many organizations claimed that their revenues were heavily declining. Thus, many countries prohibit the Bittorrent such as Thailand and The United States. However, numerous internet users are still using the Bittorrent as it is not illegal. Recently, in Thailand, the police department charged one of the Bittorrent administrator for an accusation of piracy that resulted in the shutting down of Torrentmove website. This website hosts more than ten thousands of Bittorrent users. Right now the head of the police department announces that downloading files via Bittorrent client is illegal.
In my perspective, I am the one who also being as the Bittorrent tracker. I believe that using the torrent is not illegal. However, it will be illegal if the user uploads or downloads the pirate files. But to download these files is commonly accepted in entire world. I think it has been adapt to a social norm already. Nevertheless, the problem begins from some of merchants who download these files and burn them into DVDs for selling and earn an abundant of profits. This causes various organizations loose lots of their income. If the policemen consider torrent is really illegal, they should incriminate those merchants instead of torrent users. I think it is unfair to blockade the Bittorrent program for internet users. The real problem is selling the pirate programs. Therefore, police officers should reconsider this issue and start a new campaign to settle this topic. Finally, I perceive the torrent is on the grey area, it is neither right nor wrong. We have to use it wisely and carefully.
Nuttagon Sattayapanich "Pique" 530132006.
Well, this topic is very interesting. I have never downloaded anything from Bittorrent by myself. However, I always ask my brother to do it for me. Personally, I think that this program is very useful because you can share information with your friends. If some information is not provided in your country, at least you can find it on the internet and access to it by using Bittorent. It is like you borrow a book or a CD from your friends or from a library. You sometimes copy the book for reading at home and it is not illegal as long as you do not copy it for other purposes. That’s why I think the software itself is not illegal. It is what you do with the information that is either legal or illegal.
ReplyDeleteBy Nok (Kanokwan 530132001)
By a word of torrent- means a sudden large or too large amount, especially one which seems to be uncontrollable or a large amount of water that is moving quickly. It may imply that a piracy will be a legal by sooner future while the owners of the masterpiece are being suffered. It’s going to hurt their feeling and there is no inspiration anymore. The Bittorrent: A pirate software or a right of internet users, the software is quite risky for the web master whom directly gets the impact on. People may prefer something easier to download or upload without any charges. It means that this software probably profit to the Bittorent’ s programmer. It’s alike an anti-virus vaccine company is going to be successful while the virus is rapidly spreading. Who do allow the virus spreading around the world? This question is now becoming a hot issue the same as Bittorrent program. If the program becomes more useful for educational research document only or block for a violate download, it’ll be perfect among the owners of the masterpiece. This probably encourages them to present their work by the next future. The police should be seriously take action for this kind of piracy as well.
ReplyDeleteI am one who always use the internet but I would like to accept that I never know Bittorrent program before. In my opinion, this program provides various kinds of things that can be positive and negative impacts on users. I think that this program can be advantageous for users to download anything they want. In contrast, it is not absolutely good if children will download pornography easily from this program. Moreover, it is unfair for the organizations who own these intellectual properties. Therefore, I think that this program is illegal and Bittorrent programmer should be responsible for all of these issues as well.
ReplyDeletePoonsinsiri Poonsuk “Gaew” 530132022
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I totally disagree with Pique. As Pique said, if the police consider torrent is really illegal, they should incriminate those merchants who download the files and burn them into DVDs for selling, instead of torrent users; this is how people makes things worse. This is because you will not be able to know what the users will do after downloading the files; they might make copies for a friend, which is also considered illegal. What if they make the program become legal by asking users to pay for downloading and making the files unable to be copied? It is easier to control the users and can also prevent piracy.
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ReplyDeleteThanan Suriwan (Off) 530132018
ReplyDeleteI agree with his opinion that the Torrent should not be banned.
Policemen should consider the real probrem which is about the people who steal it for their own benefit, not the general users. It is like the way of stealing other people's money indirectly because they don't think or create Torrent by themselves and they just download it for sale. It is too easy to steal other people's ideas for their profit like that. More than that, this program should be controlled appropriately by the goverment or the organization that relates to it. The illegal file should be banned in Torrent because there are a lot of adolescents use this program.