Can One Corporation Really Stop Filesharing?

[darkmind]

they wont win if ppl ignore them
theyve only fully attacked a few dozen ppl
and considering the amount that is usually on kazaa
they havent even hurt us

[Sid Hartha]

Originally posted by Sparkle1984+29 October 2003 - 23:34--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sparkle1984 @ 29 October 2003 - 23:34)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Sid Hartha@29 October 2003 - 18:48
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@26 October 2003 - 06:52
... I just wish the RIAA would stop whinning....

Did you mean whining or winning? They seem to be doing both.

No way are they "winning"... [/b][/quote]
Ever read a newspaper?

[Sparkle1984]

Originally posted by Sid Hartha+30 October 2003 - 14:54--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sid Hartha @ 30 October 2003 - 14:54)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Sparkle1984@29 October 2003 - 23:34

Originally posted by Sid Hartha@29 October 2003 - 18:48
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@26 October 2003 - 06:52
... I just wish the RIAA would stop whinning....

Did you mean whining or winning? They seem to be doing both.

No way are they "winning"...

Ever read a newspaper? [/b][/quote]
Yes I do read a newspaper every day.
But I know that they will never win in the end, they are fighting a losing battle, even if they do have a few things happening in their favour.

[djfactory]

i think riaa have done some preety big damage to kazaa lite. the users are quite low now, and alot of currupt files. but there will always be new ones added, and hopefully kazaa will resume being the best network out there. just give it time.

[darkmind]

yep 3-4 mil users is quite low
riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight

[Sid Hartha]

Originally posted by Sparkle1984+30 October 2003 - 17:41--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Sparkle1984 @ 30 October 2003 - 17:41)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Sid Hartha@30 October 2003 - 14:54

Originally posted by Sparkle1984@29 October 2003 - 23:34

Originally posted by Sid Hartha@29 October 2003 - 18:48
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@26 October 2003 - 06:52
... I just wish the RIAA would stop whinning....

Did you mean whining or winning? They seem to be doing both.

No way are they "winning"...

Ever read a newspaper?

Yes I do read a newspaper every day.
But I know that they will never win in the end, they are fighting a losing battle, even if they do have a few things happening in their favour. [/b][/quote]
Like this one:

RIAA Sues 80 More Swappers
from zeropaid.com

The recording industry sued 80 more music fans for copyright infringement on Thursday.

It&#39;s the second wave of lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America. In September, the music trade group sued 261 people, many of whom said they had no warning that they were targets of legal action for sharing songs on the Internet.

In this round, however, the music trade group, which represents the big five record labels –- Universal Music, BMG, EMI, Sony Music and Warner Music -- alerted people beforehand that a copyright infringement lawsuit was on the way. The bulk of those contacted, 124 people, approached the RIAA to settle the case in advance. Settlements already reached are reportedly in the neighborhood of &#036;3,000

"The fact that the overwhelming majority of those who received the notification letter contacted us and were eager to resolve the claims is another clear signal that the music community&#39;s education and enforcement campaign is getting the message out," RIAA president Cary Sherman said in a statement.

Like those in the first round, these 80 lawsuits were filed in jurisdictions around the country. The targets of the suits were people who had shared an average of 1,000 copyright music files using peer-to-peer software like Kazaa and Gnutella.

So far, the music industry has settled with 156 file sharers, including those targeted in the first wave, those who received the notification letters and some who were informed by their ISP that their information had been subpoenaed. The RIAA is subpoenaing ISPs for the names and addresses of alleged file sharers with the intention of filing copyright infringement lawsuits.

The RIAA also revealed that 1,000 file sharers have signed "Clean Slate" affidavits. Participants in the Clean Slate program are required to erase all pirated music from their computers and agree never to illegally download files again. In exchange, the recording industry promises that it will not sue these apologetic music swappers.

"We are pleased that our efforts to extend illegal file sharers an additional chance to come clean and work out settlements are proving successful," Sherman said.

Eric Parke, a California resident, filed a claim in September saying the RIAA&#39;s amnesty program amounts to deceptive business practices because the program will not shield file swappers from lawsuits, regardless of what the RIAA says.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said that notifying those in advance of suing them is a small step in the right direction, but doesn&#39;t do much to solve the larger problem of illegal file sharing. "Suing your customers one at a time is not a business model," said Fred von Lohmann, senior staff attorney with the EFF. "And in the meantime, the RIAA is trampling on privacy and proposing legislation that&#39;s dangerous to the Internet generally.

"We still don&#39;t think this is a solution," von Lohmann said. "It may not be paying any dividends other than ruining the lives of those who are arbitrarily singled out."

[Switeck]

As far as FastTrack network (Kazaa/KL++/Grokster/IMesh) is concerned, the RIAA+MPAA+BSA have put a HUGE DENT in the network with their fake files, C&D notices, and suing campaigns.

Many people are scared to share even with KL++&#39;s ip blocker turned on and updated AND the privacy patch enabled&#33;