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April 23, 2004
Skype + Kazaa = Government Regulation of VoIP?
Posted by Stowe Boyd
Looks like Skype p2p VOIP is getting integrated into Kazaa. Is that a killer combination, or just a way to force the government to intercede into VoIP?
Don't forget that Skype is both a VoIP system *and* instant messaging client. Presence-enabling Kazaa file sharing seems like a no-brainer (I wonder why that hasn't been done already). My worry is that Kazaa's messes will tarnish anything that comes into contact with it, so p2p in general, VoIP telephony and instant messaging are all going to become slightly more disreputable becuase of this.
Andy Abramson
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VoIP Watch: SKYPE Gets More P2P Like]
Reports in BoardWatch are that Skype is working with the current parent of Kazaa to integrate a file sharing on a P2P basis. Ouch.
That could be the fastest way to get the regulators into the fray once copyrighted content starts being moved back and forth, in my opinion.
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