![]() put together a neat graphic representation of just one day’s authorized downloads, creating a massive page that includes a single dot for every authorized download. In an effort to highlight just how much authorized content is shared using BitTorrent, Bittorrent Inc. It seems quite likely that the trend is moving in the right direction. Now, you can argue that this is still less than half of all files - but it’s a big step up from the standard claims that somewhere between 1% and 10% were authorized. The recent MusicMetric analysis of BitTorrent downloads for the first six months of 2012 found that 31% of downloads were for authorized files. And that seems to be happening with BitTorrent. Content creators begin to embrace the new, realize that it might not be evil, and suddenly we see more and more interesting case studies. The argument being made is that there is little redeeming value with BitTorrent since it’s almost exclusively used for infringement. Lately, there has been plenty of talk about BitTorrent - with a few cases here and there pointing out that a high percentage (usually over 90% of works are infringing). ![]() However, people don’t often deal with trends very well, and they assume, quite incorrectly, that if a technology is initially used in an unauthorized manner, it must be a “piracy tool” and no amount of discussing how trends and adaptation works will convince them otherwise. ![]() Early on, all sorts of new and innovative technologies are mostly used for unauthorized copies… until the industry catches up. ![]() Of course, thankfully, the Supreme Court eventually made it clear that just because it was “unauthorized,” it didn’t mean that taping TV for later watching was “infringing.” But, if the metric you used to judge whether or not a new technology is a “pirate technology” is what percentage of its use was “unauthorized,” you get a very skewed picture. When the VCR first came on the market, nearly 100% of the TV and movie content it was used for was “unauthorized,” because the big studios refused to offer films. ![]()
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