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'Stop it' Pop-ups Threaten Music Swappers  Check out how desperate the RIAA is getting in its efforts to stamp out online sharing of music:
VNUNET-- The US entertainment industry is using pop-up messages to threaten users of peer-to-peer (P2P) music download systems.
Upset at the recent setback in their legal fight with file-swap software firms Grokster and DataStream, industry associations have adopted instant messaging technology to warn music fans logging on to P2P download sites that they are breaking the law. Thousands of people have received the unsolicited message which reads: "When you break the law, you risk legal penalties. There is a simple way to avoid that risk: DON'T STEAL MUSIC." more... Interestingly, they are-- illegally-- violating the term's of KaZaA's user's agreement in several ways by targeting other users and spamming them. While they are probably not curtaling many file-sharers from trading songs, they are certainly making news headlines. I recall that when Napster was in the news every week, the result was that millions of people downloaded the application and dicovered the wonders of file-sharing. By the time the RIAA managed to shut Napster down, hundreds of decentralized clones were ready to take its place. Fortunatley, the "Recording Industry" will soon be but a memory, and artists will distribute their works directly to fans over the internet. Yes! |
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