Certainly not if you're the RIAA. But the technical reasons may have some merit...

Is Bittorrent a green technology? - The Green Lounge

Check out this interview with Bittorrent CTO Eric Klinker from Beet.tv. The interview was supposed to be about Bittorrent’s cooperation with Comcast but, as the interview was recorded on Earth Day, the interviewer asked about the environmental impact of P2P.

'Green' technology can't save us from ourselves - Silicon.com

Speaking at Gartner's Enterprise Networking & Communications Summit, London-based media company Pearson - which has been using a telepresence system since 2001 - explained that, yes, videoconferencing has allowed its senior execs to reduce trips to their New York office. But this has then freed them up to travel more strategically - to places such as Asia - in order to expand the business. So Pearson's air miles have at best stayed the same.

NetApp Honored for its Greener Data Centers - TMC

NetApp not only changed their cooling methods but the design and implementation of the data center too was modified to enhance efficiency and reduce power consumption. NetApp merged its storage systems and replaced 50 systems with 10 NetApp storage systems, increasing capacity utilization to more than 60 percent. The numbers of racks were optimally minimized and required chilled water was cut down to 94 tons, which helped reduce electricity by 494,208 kWh and led to an annual savings of $59,305.

Far-Out Green Gadgets - MSN/PC World (Slideshow)

Many devices are billed as helping to reduce the user's carbon footprint and, of course, most of these items are available on the Internet. Some are undeniably strange but others represent well-considered concepts for pushing the environmental envelope.

Urban miners look for precious metals in cell phones - Reuters

A tonne of ore from a gold mine produces just 5 grams (0.18 ounce) of gold on average, whereas a tonne of discarded mobile phones can yield 150 grams (5.3 ounce) or more, according to a study by Yokohama Metal Co Ltd, another recycling firm.

The same volume of discarded mobile phones also contains around 100 kg (220 lb) of copper and 3 kg (6.6 lb) of silver, among other metals.