A family using the class-action process to sue, that is. This is the first report I've seen about parents of file-sharers suing a file-sharing, or peer-to-peer (P2P), service: "Couple plans suit in Web music case" at the Cincinnati Enquirer. Sally and Jim Wilson of Cold Spring, Ohio, were sued in February by the Recording Industry Association because, the RIAA said, their two teenage daughters had … [Read more...] about Family sues P2P service
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More P2P ‘pirates’ to walk plank
The litigation part of the music industry's anti-file-sharing fight hasn't let up. This time, the RIAA is focusing on university students who have been using the next-generation, high-speed Internet2 research network to do their media-sharing, CNET reports (via Internet2, full-length movies can be downloaded in a few minutes). The Web site enabling P2P at that level is i2Hub.com, which was thought … [Read more...] about More P2P ‘pirates’ to walk plank
P2P update: New lawsuits, etc.
Seven hundred fifty-three more Americans will soon be hearing from the RIAA. The total number of lawsuits to date differs from report to report. P2PNet and MTV say around 9,100 people have been sued (the former makes a number of interesting anti-RIAA points), Australian Financial Review puts the number at 6,500. Meanwhile, one very popular P2P service, iMesh (an Israel-based service whose software … [Read more...] about P2P update: New lawsuits, etc.
P2P update: New lawsuits, etc.
Seven hundred fifty-three more Americans will soon be hearing from the RIAA. The total number of lawsuits to date differs from report to report. P2PNet and MTV say around 9,100 people have been sued (the former makes a number of interesting anti-RIAA points), Australian Financial Review puts the number at 6,500. Meanwhile, one very popular P2P service, iMesh (an Israel-based service whose software … [Read more...] about P2P update: New lawsuits, etc.
Free anti-P2P tool for parents
Hollywood has an interest in keeping kids' file-sharing under control, and now they've delivered on it. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is providing free software called "Parent File Scan" that scans your computer for P2P programs and movie and music files. Here's a review and explanation of how the software works at Freedom to Tinker, personal blog of Princeton University … [Read more...] about Free anti-P2P tool for parents