Very interesting article ....
Business Week Online
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/jan2004/tc20040127_2819_tc047.htm
The RIAA's newest legal assault on file swappers is pushing them to
encrypted networks, where the damage could become catastrophic
The music file-swapping masses got a fresh jolt of fear on Jan. 21 when the
Recording Industry Association of America filed 532 lawsuits against alleged
copyright infringers for downloading or sharing pirated tunes on the
Internet. The suits made good on the RIAA's promise in December not to skip
a beat in its legal war against music piracy.
One has to admit: The RIAA sure is tenacious in pursuing its strategy. What
it doesn't seem to realize, though, is that it has already lost the war. The
recording industry's hardball tactics have fueled a technological shift
that'll make it nearly impossible to pursue file swappers in the future.
How so? The culture of fear and loathing that the RIAA has created is
starting to put encryption on the must-have list of every Joe and Jane
Internet user. The results will be wide-ranging and will pose a threat to
the movie industry, the software industry, and just about any other industry
involved with the creation and sale of intellectual property.
Shimone/Justes
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