The ultimate solution, however, may be to bow to the laws of supply and demand that file-sharers flout.

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And Germany's legal system has allowed media firms to demand mass prosecutions of file-sharers, which seems to have deterred piracy.

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Chase Bank did not answer the lawsuit, file a reconventional demand therein, or participate in the proceeding in any way.

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The protocol matches demand with supply, meaning that more users who are downloading a file, the more who are also uploading it to others.

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For renting a movie, I would rather deliver it through Comcast video on demand or through a DVD to a high-def TV with a fat file.

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