Comments on: RIAA ’sue ‘em all’ conference

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:19:07 +0000

I would say that using automated traffic monitoring via supernodes/ultra peers on p2p networks such as fasttrack/gnutella is legally dubious also.

Personally, i believe the networks (or atleast the protocol developers) should implement some legal protection against data retention. Custom software used by the RIAA/MPAA take advantage of the supernode/ultra peer features of fasttrack/gnutella to monitor traffic/searches and identify uploaders by fequency of hits/bandwidth. If the networks declared data retention illegal (you could probably use the data protection act), then companies like big champane and others that work for the music cartels would be breaking the law. This would mean any evidence used to procecute users would be amissible in a court of law because they broke the law to obtain it.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 16:11:01 +0000

I’m surpirsed Mark Ishiakawa is going to attend. I hope he doesn’t wear a good suit that’s likely to get ruined from being splattered with rotten fruit.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 01:42:28 +0000

I would question the legality of the information gathering. Were there warrents presented to the ISPs to get information from them, were they threatened with lawsuits if they provide the information, or was the information stolen? I always thought it took a warrent to get into the files of the ISP users. And if there wasn’t a warrent, can that information be used as evidence?

If the information was stolen or taken with user permission, someone must be guilty for it, be it the private investigator, or the ones that hired the private investigator to get the information.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 22:12:47 +0000

Besides, they’re working on their alibi when that bomb inadvertantly goes off in Chicago, removing all of their nightmares in one fell swoop.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:33:52 +0000

“Conspicuous by their absence are RIAA (Recording Association of America) spinsters Cary Sherman and Mitch ‘The Don’ Bainwol.”

As the most hated and corrupt organization, I wouldn’t blame Cary Sherman or Mitch Bainwol for not coming out in public.

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 21:16:52 +0000

Unfortunately not.

As far as I know, p2pnet is the only on- or offline publication to have been covering Big Music’s depredations and its victimization of file sharers in any kind of depth or detail since the beginning. However, p2pnet isn’t entrepreneurial. I work on it full-time, 24/7, but the ad revenue doesn’t cover expenses (which include keeping me and my family alive ; ), let alone providing money for trips.

I live in BC, Canada, and as much as I’d like to report on the conference, I won’t be able to make it.

But that’s OK. I’m sure there’ll be plenty of material from the people who WILL be there.

Cheers!

By: Reader's Write

Reader's Write — Thu, 06 Oct 2005 20:51:36 +0000

will you be going ?