That might be so. But with this system it's a lot harder to figure out who was requesting and downloading that block in the first place.
And if the proof is an incomplete hash of only a part (a block) of copyrighted material... I don't know. I'm no legal expert, but that doesn't sound like it's enough to actually prosecute someone.
But hey, I'm just glad someone actually took the time to read the whole thing ;)
This a a proposal to form a new decentralised filesharing network. One that is easy to use and protects the identity. At best, it will give you anonymity. And in the worst case, it will give you plausible deniability.
This will probably raise some scepsis, I know. But so far I've got positive reactions to this idea. So, please, take your time to read it and think about it. Maybe even discuss it or see if a proof-of-concept is possible.
I've posted an earlier draft of this proposal before, but it didn't really get picked up. I did get some usefull feedback, though. So, I went back to the drawing board and this is the result.
I hope you enjoy the read and that it will be inspiring.
A link to a webpage rather than a raw PDF download would probably improve readability and not trigger concerns over the trustworthyness of the file when opened.
You are absolutely right. I was a bit concerned about this myself. But I didn't have any options available to host an anonymous html-page (I prefer not to link my own name to this, since it could potentially make me a target of some powerfull people...) So, I opted for the PDF-in-Dropbox solution instead.
Perhaps I should repost it in the near future. But this time make it a HTML-page, as you suggest.
And if the proof is an incomplete hash of only a part (a block) of copyrighted material... I don't know. I'm no legal expert, but that doesn't sound like it's enough to actually prosecute someone.
But hey, I'm just glad someone actually took the time to read the whole thing ;)