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MPAA Renews Anti-Piracy Campaign
July 22, 2003
Thomas Mennecke





Don't download movies...Don't download music.... You’re hurting multi-million dollar artists...They won't be able to buy that BMW Z-3...and so on and so on...The public reaction so far to the rhetoric continues to be met with indifference.

To many, this repetitive message has become a bit stale by now. We know the RIAA and MPAA don't want us downloading music/movies, or giving iTunes half a chance. And God-forbid a legitimate medium was developed that actually benefited artists and consumers alike.

That being said, a renewed campaign is underway by the MPAA. While much of their clamoring has been confined to cyberspace, a new series of TV and movie trailers should be viewable soon. This mass media blitz is accompanied by their new offshoot website, RespectCopyright.org. We found a particularly interesting section that gives us four reasons why one shouldn't download movies "illegally"...

WHEN YOU DOWNLOAD MOVIES ILLEGALLY…

Reason #1: You're cheating yourself, due to quality etc, etc...

(The movie industry is unique compared to the music world. Even the best online quality movies can't compare to the theatrical experience. Last movie season was the best on record. If anything, the free trade of movies is probably promoting the industry.)

Reason #2: You're threatening the livelihood of others.

(The day Tom Cruise starves to death is the day Hell freezes over.)

Reason #3: You're computer is vulnerable.

(Only if you share your root directory and download VBS and EXE files. This is no one else’s fault but the user.)

Reason #4: You're breaking the law.

(Well, technically at the time, the American Revolution was considered illegal...)

Things are definitely heating up in the movie and music industry. While they are entitled to defend their copyrights, the method in which they execute their privilege is only hampering their cause.
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[Grimmy]

if music companies don't want people to "share" there songs on the net with p2p programs, then they should come out with them on CDs then. Just play in concert, were someone could have a good recording device and record it and download it to a puter and share it anyways.

losing battle there :rolleyes:

[V98ci]

Can't put the genie back in the bottle! :w00t:

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P2P Networking Holds Steady
August 1, 2003
Thomas Mennecke





While gauging the size of a P2P network can be difficult, getting exact numbers can be next to impossible. Within days of the music industry collecting information, they were clamoring great strides against FastTrack. Some stats suggested that FastTrack had shrunk by 15%. Although the RIAA's holy war had some initial success, current network losses tend to be slight, or non-existant.

To start, let’s examine FastTrack, the focal point of the RIAA's assault. Prior to June 25, the day the RIAA stated their intentions, FastTrack had over 4.3 million users sharing between 6 and 7 Petabytes of information.

Today, over a month since the onslaught, the FastTrack network remains steady. At the time of this writing, the FastTrack network had 3.9 million users sharing 6.03 Terabytes of information. Despite the relentless onslaught of the RIAA, comparatively few have been frightened by their Gestapo tactics.

Why? It seems many members of the file-sharing community have been encouraged by the harsh criticism the RIAA has received. While many critics, journalists, developers, politicians and even musicians have rallied against their sleazy tactics, the most important and influential rejection has come from the consumers themselves - the very people being sued.

Limited cooperation from ISP's and Universities has also given hope to the file-sharing community. Yesterday, Pacific Bell Internet Services declined to invade the privacy of its users, and returned their subpoena with a lawsuit. In addition, organizations such as the EFF have assisting those who face RIAA action by organizing legal counsel. Slowly but surely, strong momentum is building against the RIAA.

As FastTrack has held its own against the RIAA, other P2P networks have either maintained or increased their populations. Most notably, the ManolitoP2P (Blubster, Piolet) network continues to make its presence known online by surpassing 200,000 users. At last check, this powerful community had 230,000 users contributing 221,962 Gigs of information. This is an actual increase since June 27, when only 175,525 individuals were sharing 172,037 Gigs if data.

Gnutella continues to enjoy its resurgence. This long running P2P network was all but down for the count just late last year. A rift involving the Gnutella2 movement nearly destroyed this open-source community. However, this part of their history is now water under the bridge. Massive improvements to clients such as BearShare and LimeWire have allowed this network to see some of its highest numbers since October of 2002. Despite a small dip after the RIAA announced it campaign, Gnutella at last check had approximately 115,000 users, around 20,000 more than April of this year.

We could continue about every network; however the general trend remains constant among all parties. We also understand that the numbers represented are not exact, however give an accurate enough trend that demonstrates usage over a period of time. If these numbers hold, the recent statement that it would take over 2,000 years to sue everyone may hold true;)

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While both sides continue the rhetoric, they do agree on at least one thing.


"P2P is unstoppable," Hemming said. It's a statement Rosen would likely agree with.


"I don't think you do stop technology," Rosen said. "I don't think we'd want to stop technology."

[solid snake295]

did you notice that alot of those names are womens names? ..... maybe were not giving them enough dishes to clean! :w00t: ZING!!!! :rofl: just kidding :P

[Fred Bear]

are all of those Kazza names???? mmmmmmmm :oooo:

[Grimmy]

I don't have a kazaa name, just default, which there are tons of those. OWNED!! :jammin:

[Grimmy]

and besides, if kazaalite isn't suppose to have spyware, then how do they know what you have? What if you move them from one folder to another, or even remove then from your puter and hide those burned cds with your porn tapes?? ph34r shuriken

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watch out the name isnt important its the ip that is..

[solid snake295]

woohoo! static IP for me! take that coppers! :zorro: you never catch me! muhahaha

[Scorch]

Search for RIAA

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:hmmm: Looks like the people in the office want some pr0n. :oooo:

[SIFI]

Originally posted by Grimmy@Aug 7 2003, 01:15 AM
if music companies don't want people to "share" there songs on the net with p2p programs, then they should come out with them on CDs then. Just play in concert, were someone could have a good recording device and record it and download it to a puter and share it anyways.

losing battle there :rolleyes:
if they stoped making cds, they would lose more profit then if they made cds and allowed them to be shared

[Death Engineer]

Crap. I knew I shouldn't have left my PC on at home like that. They're probably waiting for me right now. :blink:

[SoulReaver]

im dead

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:lol:
........ andrew :thumbs:






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i guess im lucky non of these laws affect canadians




but we have sars madcow and terrorists heheh :rofl:










oh my :angel:






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[SoulReaver]

lol