Lime Expired

It looks like the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) has taken another swing at us (at least me) music piraters. You all remember the Napster deal, where the RIAA successfully sued Napster for encouraging music piracy.

The problem with Napster was that it housed all the music onto a trackable server, and it was easy to declare the music stolen and transmitted amongst millions for free.

The gnutella network was supposed to be the final out, or at least a much better option because the files are shared amongst an untrackable network of people. Each person connects and makes his or her music available for download (other things than music are available as well), and each person is securely connected while file transfers are made. The brilliant part was that the recording industry wouldn't be able to track each individual person and track them down for copywrite infringement. However, today marks a major setback in our efforts to keep getting free music.

Limewire Sued

Due to previous cases and precedents that allow the RIAA and others to sue because companies like Limewire "encourage" file swapping and sharing (of copywritten material), Limewire will inevitably be shut down. Hopefully us hackers will score another one back at 'em eventually. I'll keep you updated when I find some new file sharing stuff to run with.

Remember, if you like a band, download their shit, but BUY IT TOO!

Peace