Illegal file sharing on the rise, despite legal threats

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New Network Tool Tries To Block Illegal
File Sharing

New Network Tool Tries To Block Illegal
File Sharing 04/21/2004 12:54 PM
Palisade Systems appears to be the first network monitoring company to license Audible Magic's technology for identifying song files, and claims that their new tool can stop illegal song file transfers in their tracks. There are a few other companies out there like Palisade, and I imagine they're all working on something similar. Announcements like this make the RIAA happy, but are unlikely to do very much. As the article points out, the technology doesn't work on encrypted systems - which is where file sharing programs are rapidly headed. Also, the company still hasn't demonstrated how well the technology works. It's likely that active file sharers will figure out ways around it within a day, making the technology somewhat worthless in the long run. Meanwhile, people who will get stopped are those who aren't necessarily trying to do anything illegal, but are just doing things like emailing themselves a song, so they can shift it from one computer to another. Once again, the industry will end up pushing file sharers further underground, but it's unlikely this will do much to slow down file sharing.

File-sharing systems in legal win

File-sharing systems in legal win 08/20/2004 06:19 AM
A US court has ruled that file-sharing firms are not responsible for what users do with their software.

Rise and rise of file-sharing

Rise and rise of file-sharing 03/29/2005 03:58 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Mon Mar 28, 03:48 pm GMT

New Legal Regime for Music File Sharing

New Legal Regime for Music File Sharing 08/11/2004 10:18 AM
When disruptive new technologies have emerged that changed the way in which consumers have gotten access to news and entertainment (e.g., radio and cable television), the existing legal structures of the Copyright Act often could not accommodate the challenges posed by the new technology. In the early case of piano...

Judges rule file-sharing software legal

Judges rule file-sharing software legal 08/19/2004 03:07 PM
A federal appeals court has ruled that file-sharing software is in fact legal. The panel noted that file-sharing companies simply provide the software for individual users to share information. Therefore, they cannot be held accountable for what users share, be it a word document or copyrighted material.

While developers of file-sharing software are rejoicing about the federal appeals courts ruling, the RIAA and MPAA are steaming mad. This ruling has dealt a serious blow to the two industries, but they have vowed to continue the fight. They have urged a re-examination of the law, and will undoubtedly proceed with an appeal. However, they still face the same old problem : unlike Napster, new file-sharing networks don't have central servers where computer connect to access copyrighted material. This technique makes file-sharing networks like Sharman and Stream cast even harder to shutdown.

If this ruling had not gone through (i.e. the RIAA / MPAA won), several file-sharing developers would have had to face the possibility of further legal action. Right now, those file-sharing developers (Grokster Ltd, Stream cast Networks Inc. and Sharman Networks Ltd.) are in the clear. The situation is such that the RIAA & MPAA won't stop until file-sharing is a thing of the past : read - they'll never stop. Problem is, you can't shut down file sharing networks with legal action.

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Music biz appeals Canada file
sharing-is-legal ruling

Music biz appeals Canada file
sharing-is-legal ruling 04/19/2004 04:29 PM
Music to lawyers' ears

Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so

Threats and lies, yes. Illegal? HHS
doesn't think so 07/07/2004 09:34 AM

Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters!

Sharing Ideas Just Got Easier: Blogging,
Keyword Tagging, File Sharing, Social
Networking … And That’s Just For
Starters! 03/23/2005 04:46 AM
Launched this month, Apcala is a web system that allows you to share photographs, audio, video, documents and personalised profiles with friends, family, other Apcala users and the Internet at large. It’s advertising free and free to use. [PRWEB Mar 23, 2005]

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal?

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal? 08/08/2004 09:06 PM

Illegal Music Sharing Up

Illegal Music Sharing Up 01/18/2004 07:05 AM
College is back in session and kids are stuck indoors from the Winter cold what else did they expect. [DesignTechnica]...

Legal Threats Still Loom For Google

Legal Threats Still Loom For Google 01/03/2005 07:10 PM

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats
for 10 years

Microsoft can buy off Sun legal threats
for 10 years 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
As part of their landmark agreement reached last week, Microsoft Corp. has the option to pay Sun Microsystems Inc. millions of dollars each year to shield itself from patent infringement lawsuits by its former nemesis, Sun's vice president for legal affairs said Thursday.

Legal Threats Stalk Adult Sites

Legal Threats Stalk Adult Sites 06/15/2004 05:19 AM
Wired News Jun 15 2004 9:47AM GMT

US illegal downloads on the rise

US illegal downloads on the rise 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
The number of people downloading songs illegally rises after a six-month slump, US analysts say.

Bagle-Type Threats on the Rise

Bagle-Type Threats on the Rise 01/26/2004 09:11 AM
Experts fear worm is first of more-sophisticated attacks on horizon.

Music downloading stalls in face of
legal threats

Music downloading stalls in face of
legal threats 01/05/2004 02:48 PM
Computer Buyer Jan 5 2004 2:06PM ET

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats

Sites Fight Back On Baseless Legal
Threats 09/17/2004 06:47 AM
In the past year and a half, Techdirt has received five or six threats of legal action for things written on the site (one time we even received two completely separate legal threats on the same day -- which actually was quite confusing). None of these went very far, as a quick review of every situation showed they were baseless. In every case, the threats involved statements (usually in the comments) that someone didn't want to be out there, but which were clearly perfectly legal. What most of those doing the threatening failed to realize was that if legal action was taken, the first thing that would happen would be a public discussion of what was happening -- meaning a random comment from years ago on the site that no one looked at any more, would suddenly get a lot more attention (see: Streisa nd, Barbara). Anyway, it looks like more sites (especially in the blog realm) are learning not to freak out every time they get a cease & desist letter, but to push back, and even publicize the threats. At some point, lawyers will wise up and realize that baseless legal threats, with the hope that the legalese will scare a non-lawyer, have a very high likelihood of backfiring in a big way.

Diebold reins in legal threats against
voting activists

Diebold reins in legal threats against
voting activists 12/02/2003 12:12 PM
Voting software maker Diebold Election Systems withdraws DMCA complaint against ISPs hosting copies of leaked internal memos

IM threats rise sharply, report confirms

IM threats rise sharply, report confirms 04/05/2005 12:10 PM
ZDNet Apr 5 2005 4:00PM GMT

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA

Illegal movie downloads on the rise,
says the MPAA 07/10/2004 12:48 PM
25% of all Internet users have downloaded motion pictures illegally, according to the MPAA. Are downloads really costing them money, though?

Crackdown on Illegal Downloading Brings
Global Legal Action

Crackdown on Illegal Downloading Brings
Global Legal Action 03/22/2005 04:21 PM

With threats of torture gone, Iraqi
Olympians rise again (USATODAY.com)

With threats of torture gone, Iraqi
Olympians rise again (USATODAY.com) 04/21/2004 08:48 AM
USATODAY.com - On their way to China for a critical international tournament, three Iraqi boxers were turned back by Jordanian border guards who were unfamiliar with Iraq's new travel credentials.

Internet providers refuse to give names
of those accused of illegal
music-sharing

Internet providers refuse to give names
of those accused of illegal
music-sharing 04/16/2005 10:09 AM
Irish Times Apr 16 2005 2:20PM GMT

FBI action over illegal file-swap

FBI action over illegal file-swap 08/27/2004 01:26 PM
The FBI has seized equipment as part of the first copyright action taken against file-sharing networks.

"PeerFlix - (legal) dvd sharing via
mail"

"PeerFlix - (legal) dvd sharing via
mail" 05/26/2004 04:41 AM

Economist.com | Illegal file-sharers
under attack

Economist.com | Illegal file-sharers
under attack 03/29/2005 06:54 AM
Grokster and StreamCast face the music .. Illegal file-sharers under attack .. Economist

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The Rise Of Car Sharing Programs

The Rise Of Car Sharing Programs 12/30/2004 04:39 PM
Car sharing programs aren't all that new, but it appears that new technology is making them much easier to manage. It's not just about being able to reserve a car online, but in how users can unlock and use a car. There are a few different systems, but they use things like an RFID-enabled card to unlock the car doors (only if that cardholder reserved the car, obviously) and then unlocking the ignition as well. The car also monitors when it's on and where it is, so it knows whether or not to charge you for going over your reserved time. Of course, it's not hard to see how this could be taken even further with mobile technology. Instead of having to reserve a car via a computer, it shouldn't be that hard to use a GPS system in a phone to locate the nearest available car, get directions to that car, and then be able to unlock the car via the phone itself.

Hopes for legal music podcasts rise

Hopes for legal music podcasts rise 06/17/2005 04:25 PM
ZDNet Jun 16 2005 8:50PM GMT

CD piracy is rampant, but legal
downloading is on the rise

CD piracy is rampant, but legal
downloading is on the rise 06/24/2005 03:32 PM
A new recording industry study says CD piracy is rampant, with one third of CDs worldwide being pirated copies. Also, legal music downloads are starting to overtake illegal downloads. Both of these trends are part of the same dynamic.

Legal song downloads rise tenfold

Legal song downloads rise tenfold 08/21/2004 12:59 AM
News.bbc.co.uk - Fri Aug 20, 11:05 am GMT

Is the war on file sharing over?

Is the war on file sharing over? 01/16/2004 11:26 AM
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on.

Is The War On File Sharing Over?

Is The War On File Sharing Over? 01/16/2004 11:04 AM
The music biz is declaring success, citing lawsuits and Apple's iTunes. But to music fans who recall the glory days of Napster, the fight goes on. By Farhad Manjoo (Salon via MyAppleMenu)

The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing

The Ups And Downs Of File Sharing 04/26/2004 11:53 AM
The latest Pew study says that 14% of American internet users claim they've stopped downloading music, but that the number of people downloading has been steadily growing again over the last few months. The study has a few problems, however. First, it's all based on asking people about their activities, and considering the publicity campaign, it's easy to imagine a heavy file sharer saying they don't download any music because they don't want to risk opening themselves up to a lawsuit. Furthermore, the study does not appear to distinguish between what kind of music is being "downloaded." They seem to lump together downloading unauthorized files, using paid download stores like iTunes, or even legitimate downloads directly from a musician's own website.

The File Sharing Database

The File Sharing Database 07/31/2004 05:25 PM

The File-Sharing Debates

The File-Sharing Debates 12/07/2003 02:35 AM
New York Times Dec 7 2003 1:15AM ET

File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X

File-sharing app eDonkey comes to Mac OS
X 06/29/2004 01:58 PM
eDonkey announced on Tuesday that its peer-to-peer file-sharing software is coming to Mac OS X. Previously, Mac support was available only through a text-based command line interface in the software. eDonkey links every client on the network with each other, allowing them to search within both the entire network and a subset of it. Users can also download files from multiple users simultaneously and automatically continue interrupted downloads during their next session, in addition to the ability to send private messages to other users. The eDonkey application is not finalized for Mac OS X yet, but you can download a Beta of either the free or paid version from the developer's Web site. Both require Mac OS X v10.2 or higher and 64MB RAM; the free version has limited features and displays ads when you use it.

The File Sharing Experiment

The File Sharing Experiment 08/05/2004 12:38 PM

The File Sharing Experiment is a project with the goal of demonstrating how file sharing actually helps the music, movie, and software industry. Folks are encouraged to post purchases they've made and a short explanation of how they learned about the band/movie/game and why they ended up buying something for it. All the evidence is anectdotal, but when taken together, it's already over a quarter million dollars in reported sales and the site has been up for one week.

Personally, this was the point I tried to make in the heyday of Napster. You could find anything on Napster, but rarely could you find complete albums, so the service had the effect of promoting CD sales. I would often surf others' music lists whenever I noticed things I liked, download the things I hadn't ever heard of, then I'd end up buying CDs from Amazon.

File Sharing Going Strong

File Sharing Going Strong 07/12/2004 11:07 AM

Online file swapping endures: What, exactly, is eDonkey?

Despite entertainment industry attempts to curb online song and movie swapping with lawsuits and education campaigns, more people than ever are using peer-to-peer services.

BigChampagne, which tracks Internet file sharing, says 8.3 million people were online at any one time in June using unauthorized services like Kazaa and eDonkey — up 19% from 6.8 million in June 2003.

The majority of files being traded were music, BigChampagne says. Porn videos and images were the second-biggest category.

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Fired up over file sharing

Fired up over file sharing 08/20/2004 12:11 PM
As hackers find a way to trade with iTunes, a court rules that software makers are not liable for file swappers' actions.
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