IP: RECORDING INDUSTRY SHIFTS PIRACY FOCUS TO GNUTELLA: Edupage, March 30, 2001

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Maybe they can use Carnivore and  help share the costs with the FBI djf


>RECORDING INDUSTRY SHIFTS PIRACY FOCUS TO GNUTELLA
>Recording labels are soliciting bids from tech companies to
>monitor and even block illegal file-sharing over decentralized
>peer-to-peer networks such as Gnutella and LimeWire. Users have
>flocked to those sites to obtain copies of music since the
>Napster network was ordered to block trading of copyrighted music
>flowing through its servers. Gnutella and others operate using
>users' own computers as servers, making centralized filtering a
>daunting task. Still, a number of software firms claim that they
>can identify and even disrupt the transfer of pirated files over
>networks. Cantametrix and Audible Magic identify songs according
>to their sonic attributes, which are almost impossible for users
>to mask. MediaDefender says its anti-piracy methods can redirect
>copyrighted songs en route, watch what users are searching for,
>and possibly shut down the entire network. Recording labels,
>once they can identify infringement, can demand that an ISP
>disable a user's account. If the person contacts the ISP and
>claims innocence, service can be restored and the recording
>label's only recourse is to sue, a daunting task if the industry
>wants to shut down the million-user network.
>(Los Angeles Times, 29 March 2001)



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