
Of course the MPAA lawyers will say that they don't need proof
The biggest blow to this view is that there are probably a lot of people who don't realize that they have a share file. How many people actually read the EULA agreement, setup directions, and follow what is being installed?The only thing I read that made sense on their part is when they said the only reason to put something in a share file is for the purpose of sharing it. Unfortunately for them, AFAIK that doesn't break any laws. Now what they need to do is lobby to get that made illegal or have it specifically mentioned as a rider to an existing law. Then they might have a leg to stand on.
Jack
What's a 'share file' looks like on your computer? Seriously.The only thing I read that made sense on their part is when they said the only reason to put something in a share file is for the purpose of sharing it. Unfortunately for them, AFAIK that doesn't break any laws. Now what they need to do is lobby to get that made illegal or have it specifically mentioned as a rider to an existing law. Then they might have a leg to stand on.
Jack
Let's be realistic: I have never met a person that installed KaZaA/Limewire/eDonkey/eMule that DIDN'T know what it is intended to do.The biggest blow to this view is that there are probably a lot of people who don't realize that they have a share file. How many people actually read the EULA agreement, setup directions, and follow what is being installed?
I agree totally with mtrycrafts that they don't want to admit wrong behavior and are looking for a way to make their wrong a right.
-pat
This probably says more about the group you hang with. There are plenty of people that use these programs and don't understand what they can actually do or what the user is actually doing (illegally).Let's be realistic: I have never met a person that installed KaZaA/Limewire/eDonkey/eMule that DIDN'T know what it is intended to do.
Absolutely correct. The program automatically creates a "share folder". I believe the program then searches out for files to offer to share from your computer.It's not like the end user created a folder on their c:\ drive, then right clicked, shared it out to the everyone group, then punched open their firewall for RPC![]()
BTW - Nine Inch Nails has released the latest album as a free download from their website. Very cool piece of work. If only I could burn the 24/96 flac files to a DVD-A...I can do it with the lower quality flac files.I am all for band doing self/free releases, I am all for alternate forms of getting music and paying less for it. But I am not so naive to think that the artists that I like will be around for long if they can't feed themselves and their family.
Agreed here. The only thing this does is line the pockets of the lawyers. I doubt very much (read -> None) is given to the artists.I am pissed at the illegal file sharers, I am pissed at the MPAA for CSS and the DCMA.
They already do affect you by tying up the court systems, raising production fees, constant battles to keep our fair-use of products real, and so on and so on.I could care less about RIAA because the affect me 0%.
A shared file looks no different than any other. It's the folder that has a modification to it. I don't know if any of the above listed programs create this icon when the folder is deemed to be a "shared" folder through the network it's attache dot.What's a 'share file' looks like on your computer? Seriously.
I've talked with a few people who like that other people can "see" what they like and listen to. In their minds it's kind of along the lines of posting your amateur photo's online to "share" with others. Except they don't actually have the same rights to the movies/music as they would with a picture they took themselves. Not everyone is actually clear that others can download the files. (I'm aware that ignorance is no excuse, but it is a reality)Doesn't really matter since the MPAA would simply have their own people download from the computer in question, claim infringement, and not pursue action against those "downloaders." I have trouble understanding why people don't simply pay the price of a candy bar to download a song from iTunes or Amazon. I also don't understand this need to share their files. Perhaps I've already been brainwashed.