Second, identities and locations of all files would be scrambled so users cannot be pinpointed for prosecution or lawsuit. But that didn't deter his quest to make it a reality. In 1999, Mr. Clarke joined programmer Brandon Wiley in development of the first rudimentary versions of Freenet software. Along the way, Mr. Clarke gathered a vocal following whose members see Freenet as part of a larger social revolution. In history, in any circumstances where oppression or severe crimes against humanity have been perpetrated, there has been censorship.
Anonymity is essential if information is to be uncensored.
Thus, I don't think people can buy it. You don't have to deprive me of my MP3 files in order to possess a copy. Thus far, no little men in black coats have visited his Edinburgh home with search warrants, he said in an interview. I think they realize that it's kind of futile. Legal ambushes of Napster-like file exchange services are actually making them more popular, Mr. Clarke and other developers said.