‘Disable filesharing software’
p2pnet.net News:- Parents should act as spies and enforcers for the Big Four record labels, says the Big Music cartel’s BPI (British Phonographic Industry ).
Mums and dads should, “check their computer regularly and disable any filesharing software,” says spokesman Geoff Taylor.
In the meanwhile, determined to wring as much mainstream media mileage as possible from old news, on April 19 the BPI in effect re-hashed old statements about people it plans to persecute for sharing music with each other.
It has a High Court compelling five internet service providers to disclose the IDs of 33 people, “alleged to have illegally distributed music files on p2p networks, “bringing its total to 90”.
See:- bringing its total to 90 – Big Music cartel sues 11,552, p2pnet, April 12, 2005
April 21st, 2005 at 4:17 pm
Since its the parents being sued and not the kids, it is probably not such a bad idea. Most parents are not as computer savvy as their children, so in order to avoid being sued, simply disallow any kind of file-sharing.
April 21st, 2005 at 5:11 pm
I’m surprized they didn’t just throw in instructions for kids to watch their parents too. “If you even think your mum or dad might be infringing on any copyrights make sure to rat them out to us here at the British Pornographic Industry.”
April 21st, 2005 at 5:27 pm
Filesharring is sooo common that they can’t try to stop it… and they shouldn’t.
There is no stopping it, no matter how many lawsuits they file, or how many new laws they file…
New software will always be created to get around anything… Not eve the ISPs can stop it!
The thing is, right now, we need to beat the bullies first… then we need to beat the ISPs and create our own, free internet.
April 21st, 2005 at 6:54 pm
no teach em how to use it properly
April 21st, 2005 at 8:01 pm
I am willing to bet most of the lawsuits involve people who use such programs as Kaaza and other programs containing adware or spyware.
I don’t know of anyone who has been sued that used strictly Limewire.
April 21st, 2005 at 9:43 pm
The RIAA supported this great new software that they put out. Its purpose? To remove infringing files from your computer. Only problem with it was the same problem of a reputable filter to remove infringing files. It can’t distinglish between necessary and needed files, such as wav files for your computer sounds or legally purchased songs and infringing files. To say yes to remove what it found means you will not only delete any music files on your computer it would also make your computer mute. Not a very good advertisement for the support of filters and their demand that copyrighted files be removed from the internet.
Without any sort of database there is nothing to distinglish one mp3 from the next. This has been one of the favored tactics of the RIAA is the demand that folks install a filter. Only no one has developed one that works 100% or even near 90% without also getting the legal files also. The only ones that can supply such a database is the music majors themselves. They have been extremely reluctant to do so. Makes you wonder what they are wanting to hide, doesn’t it?
April 21st, 2005 at 11:15 pm
It is impossible to stop Filesharing. put it like this, a company buys earth’s atmosphere, then tries to sue all the people on earth who are breathing without paying and tries to control everyone. Fair?
April 22nd, 2005 at 1:19 am
i can only imaging right-wing wasp-ish megareligious nutz deciding to be a turncoat and disable filesharing programs from their home pc’s.
i have several friends on high rungs of the corporate IT ladder – 2 of whom are VP’s in major (unnamed) multi-national software firms (not Micro$ux) – that have 3-4 pc’s/laptops at home for use by each family member. all of these machines have at least 1 type of filesharing software installed with the parents’ knowledge and consent. and i have been present when both the parents and children installed and/or used KaZaA at home.
also all of the machines have all of the major chat programs installed for more private sharing of files.
major business software products from these companies are easily found on all filesharing networks.
are my friends worried? no, because they also believe (and know, rightly so) that downloading/sharing music and films in p2p is not illegal. and it isn’t. not a single judge nor jury in any country has ever convicted a person of filesharing “so-called” copyright-protected materials or otherwise.
it’s not illegal. and until it is definitely made illegal (moral convictions don’t count) i and my friends (and my thousands of other online friends i meet every day) will continue to do as we have been doing – legally.
p2p will never go away, and when even higher management personnel in the IT community is using them at home it’s proof that the consumer/customer is always right, knows best, and will always rebel against restrictions and censorship.
April 22nd, 2005 at 4:51 am
Well said.
April 22nd, 2005 at 6:08 am
Parents often, tho not always, aren’t as computer savvy as their kids. And with software often having strange sounding names, how would they know what to disable anyway?
Most pc’s owned by not totally savvy people that i’ve seen have a million icons in their system tray, which one is the file sharing program. Do they really expect the kids to tell them?
Besides, most parents would see this in exactly the same light as taping programs off tv. Oh yes, technically, it’s illegal, but everyone does it.
As far as i’m concerned file sharing of music files is like radio, except you pick what you want to hear and when. Oh the industry isn’t getting it’s kickback? Hey, they’re getting free advertising and greater exposure than they could from any single radio station in existence.
IMHO everyone who shares music files should send a monthly bill to the riaa and it’s members for this advertising and exposure. Remember to bill them by the number of tracks you’re sharing, and the number of times each one is downloaded.
Jon if you read this, remember to bill them also for each and every time we mention them in any way in any context on this website too.
April 22nd, 2005 at 9:56 am
IMHO everyone who shares music files should send a monthly bill to the riaa and it’s members for this advertising and exposure. Remember to bill them by the number of tracks you’re sharing, and the number of times each one is downloaded.
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*and make sure you tell them your real name and home address, the exact IP address(s) you used, and the ip addresses of the people you received them from, and the ip addresses of the people you sent them to so they can send their payments to the correct people. don’t forget your social security numbers. as they’ll be acting as your employer, you’ll have to declare it as taxable income* LOL
it’s a nice idea, and would certainly keep their mailrooms busy. but it’s not gonna happen now, is it?
April 22nd, 2005 at 11:35 am
Computers are only needed by really large corporations anyway – I estimate 10-15 large computers will suffice for the worlds needs…
April 22nd, 2005 at 1:56 pm
You are right. Internet is pure filesharing. Files being sent and received all the time. Filesharing itself can’t be condemned, unless you want to stop the Internet. But the recording industry knows that it can’t be stopped. They only want to make the most money with the old model while they can. The sueing is only a matter of making you buy another CD by fear, and they will do it until the inevitable happens. Each CD they sell by fear is worth it for them.
April 22nd, 2005 at 3:20 pm
It is standard industry rhetoric to be claiming that all P2P use is illegal. While I agree with the suggestion that those distributing/sending/”sharing”/uploading (pick your favorite) music without authorization should stop, it it just wrong to stop distributing authorized music simply because it competes with the old-economy cartels.
I also recommended people not be distracted by the court case unless they are actually reading it. While unauthorized downloading of music for personal use is legal in Canada because of the private copying regime, unauthorized uploading is not. If you are “sharing” music without authorization then you can be targeted for a lawsuit. Sharing their music without authorization also only helps them in their lobbying efforts, so if you are pissed off with them the best course of action is to stop downloading, sharing or even listening to their music. Join P2PUnite.net next week, but continue the boycott of the majors until they are no longer a threat.
April 23rd, 2005 at 5:00 am
LOL true, very true;o) But it’d certainly freak them out to get a few million invoices in the mail. Ideally just before they have to lodge their tax forms Muahahahahahaha ;o)
And i reckon the costs of sending out that many “thanks for the info now we’re gonna sue ya” letters would cost them a fortune. Even just for the ones addressed within the us.
And i’ve rethought that line about number of tracks shared and number of times downloaded.
That’s not how advertising payments work. What you should do is get some vague idea of how many ppl there are with filesharing programs who could in theory have seen those files, and bill the riaa according to those figures at an hourly rate.
For example if the riaa says there’s 2 million ppl filesharing charge them an hourly rate for all of those 2 million ppl. Say $1 per hr by 2 million. Don’t forget late payments, i mean they haven’t paid you for any of it yet, also interest calculated monthly etc etc etc. Muahahahahahaha I wish ;o)