The Hidden Cost Of P2P

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The Hidden Cost Of P2P
"The ISPs are in a tough situation," said Clay Shirky, a partner at The Acceleratorgroup, an investment firm. "All of their pricing models were based on everyone at the edge of the network tolerating second-class citizenship. They're totally unprepared for the idea that end users will distribute content to each other."

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