It has nothing to do with military technology. But my latest Wired News article does deal with two of the day’s most weighty issues: online music and porn.
By most accounts, Apple’s new iTunes music download service is pretty cool — the first legitimate alternative to the song swapping on Kazaa, Morpheus and other file-trading services.
But Apple’s move won’t slow down the manic expansion of these trading networks. Why not?
Here’s a one-word answer: porn.
Kazaa and company are increasingly trafficking in dirty video clips. And until Apple starts offering up Christy Canyon downloads, the swapping services can sleep easy.
PORN SAVES FILE-SHARING NETS
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