The RIAA has sent letters to seven peer-to-peer companies..

[downhill]

The Recording Industry Association of America has sent letters to seven peer-to-peer companies, asking them to halt what the RIAA alleges is their practice of encouraging users to illegally distribute copyrighted material.

The RIAA's actions follow a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June against P2P services provider Grokster and marks one of the first actions the recording industry trade group has taken against P2P services beyond Grokster. In a unanimous decision, the court said companies that build businesses with the active intent of encouraging copyright infringement should be held liable for their customers' illegal actions.

"Companies situated similarly to Grokster have been given ample opportunity to do the right thing," a RIAA spokesperson said. "Those businesses that continue to knowingly operate on the wrong side of that line do so at their own risk."

The companies? It looks like...the RIAA has the majority of them covered.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-5867085.html

[Croc]

The pinch is starting DH.
Time to go for broke until it all comes to a halt.

//writes down artists/songs missing from collection. Boots Limewire and WinMX//

[YARDofSTUF]

Next step for P2P, block sound clip tags, users then call it, pinkfloydwallpt2.txt, then rename after download.

[Croc]

Than the RIAA will complain that there is no access to the 'paid for' music.
Catch22. lol

[Shagster]

I tend to ignore them. In the end we will always win. They push harder and still the p2p software furthers and becomes more convenient. My dvd/cd/game purchase has only risen over the last few years. I'm kinda tired of their bitching.

[YARDofSTUF]

and still the p2p software furthers and becomes more convenient.

Nothing has been better than the original napster.

[Shagster]

Nothing has been better than the original napster.

You'd take napster over when bittorrent (suprnove included) was at it's strongest?

[64bit]

nothing has ever been as "good" as usenet is right now or has been for the last 2-3yrs. Its really the golden age on usenet

[YARDofSTUF]

You'd take napster over when bittorrent (suprnove included) was at it's strongest?

Yup, with napster I was able to pick songs by quality like 128, 256, 320bit, see average file sizes, just everything and so easy. Nothing has been so thurough and so simple.

[downhill]

When all P2P's are outlawed....only outlaws will have P2P...

[Chris]

When all P2P's are outlawed....only outlaws will have P2P...

chuckle

[ghost]

Napster ------> WinMX ------> Rhapsody


My evolution. Seen too many people get served at the university.

[Izzo]

K-lite,Ares, mIRC

[Rivas]

p2p is for scavengers,nothing is better then private secure ftp site imo
what do you think where all the music,movies and games are coming from ? It's leaking from ftps to p2p

[BaLa]

K-lite,Ares, mIRC

still haven't heard of anybody from IRC get fined or what not..

[Joel]

still haven't heard of anybody from IRC get fined or what not..

IRCs selection sucks for the most part.

[Bastid]

When all P2P's are outlawed....only outlaws will have P2P...

ok Sphinx

[Izzo]

still haven't heard of anybody from IRC get fined or what not..

neither have I ...I haven't scanned any forums to see though.. who knows

[fastchevy]

limewire pro, it lets you select which bit rates and file sizes...I don't get man disconnects, if any, and I haven't got bogus songs (yet)

[Croc]

WinMX allows bitrate selection as well
Select from 32 to 320 kbps at least, equal to or at best.