100 P2P Users Upload 75% of Content

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers say that about 100 people (called pirates in the article) are responsible for 75 percent of all downloading on BitTorrent (and the same group does 66 percent of all uploading), and says that the way to shut down the p2p network is simply to disincentive that relatively small number of people. The other large group identified in the study were people (such as from copyright enforcement agencies) who uploaded fake content to frustrate other users. No suggestions were made about how to prevent people from uploading fake content — but it was suggested that the first group could have their ad revenue cut or could be heavily fined."

Re:Huh?

[sexconker]

Researchers say that about 100 people (called pirates in the article) are responsible for 75 percent of all downloading on BitTorrent (and the same group does 66 percent of all uploading),

So if they upload about 66% of the content then why does the headline say that they upload 75%?

I think at this point we should feel lucky that slashdot didn't take the "66%" and "75%" and resize our browser window.

Re:A solution for the RIAA & MPAA

[hellop2]

^Obviously one of the 100.

Re:Little Confused

[Anonymous Coward]

It's Slashdot's new automatic tl;dr feature. The plan is to keep cranking down the character limit until Slashdot resembles a threaded Twitter. Then it really will be time to leave.

Just don't get the P2Ping crowd

[GodfatherofSoul]

Don't they realize that artists are being disincentivized from creating content? That means only the safest, accountant-friendly products get made (e.g. crappy romantic comedies and bubblegum pop). I'm a big movie buff and it's infuriating that Hollywood is getting so creatively conservative.

Re:Little Confused

[StikyPad]

You were starting to ramble, so we

Re:eh, ever heard of 'the scene'?

[kimvette]

It's utterly ridiculous to think you will stop pirating by attacking the lowest part of the food chain.

Why not? It worked for the war on drugs.

Oh wait. . .

Re:Little Confused

[Anonymous Coward]

>You were starting to ramble, so we...

the entire Internet

Re:Little Confused

[Anonymous Coward]

It's almost as if they mentioned Candlejack, but that's just a carto

Re:Little Confused

[Lundse]

In Soviet Russia, rambles

Re:Little Confused

[ZigiSamblak]

This new slashdot sure sucks, even the jokes are taken over by empty white space.