RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file-swapping

No_Style · Apr 12, 2005, 10:58 PM

The Recording Industry Association of America said Tuesday it would file suit against students at 18 universities accused of trading files on the supercharged Internet2 network.

The suits, to be filed Wednesday, are the first to focus on the next-generation research network operated by universities. The i2Hub file-swapping service has operated for a year on campuses that are connected to Internet2.

Recording industry executives said i2Hub had become a serious problem over time as students believed they could not be observed trading files.

"i2Hub has been seen as a safe haven, and what we wanted to do was puncture that misconception," said Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA. "This has been a subversion of the research purposes for which Internet2 was developed."

The suits mark a substantial expansion of the record labels' approach to universities, which have been a core location of the file-swapping population since the emergence of Napster in early 1999.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 12, 2005, 11:20 PM

If someone could only up with actual working model. of the concept of a "double blind" connection, the RIAA will be out of business. A 100% anonymous connection the RIAA’s worst nightmare!
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MitchRapp · Apr 12, 2005, 11:32 PM

"oh crap, our profits are 0.00001% lower.... better sue some kids"

cypher_138 · Apr 13, 2005, 12:48 AM

Screw these fascist. I only buy and trade RIAA safe music.

**dj_stick** · Apr 13, 2005, 04:40 AM

i buy music the RIAA has no say in. The music i listen to is mostly from europe, and the RIAA is US, therefore it can't do sh*t to me if i do decide to download some of the music i listen to

pr0digal jenius · Apr 13, 2005, 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

If someone could only up with actual working model. of the concept of a "double blind" connection, the RIAA will be out of business. A 100% anonymous connection the RIAA’s worst nightmare!
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even that would require a central server/relay station, which goes back to napster...suign companies, not individuals.

you CAN'T have a system where EVERYTHING is anonymous...we call that "anarchy"

The_Neon_Cowboy · Apr 13, 2005, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by pr0digal jenius

even that would require a central server/relay station, which goes back to napster...suing companies, not individuals.[/color]

[color=#cccccc]you CAN'T have a system where EVERYTHING is anonymous...we call that "anarchy"

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But companies like kazza which is 98% as napster the same have held up under court attacks!

It just had to be a non controlled, non monitored, double blind for everything, what people
use it for is not be there their business A true double blade would us multiple severs to mask,
all anonymous and random. Make it virtual impossible to trace either party from any server or any end. Set up entire changing volentee networks etc...In theroy it would work!

Apr 12, 2005, 10:58 PM	#1
No_Style Styleless Wonder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 6,034 Rep Power: 0	RIAA cracks down on Internet2 file-swapping The Recording Industry Association of America said Tuesday it would file suit against students at 18 universities accused of trading files on the supercharged Internet2 network. The suits, to be filed Wednesday, are the first to focus on the next-generation research network operated by universities. The i2Hub file-swapping service has operated for a year on campuses that are connected to Internet2. Recording industry executives said i2Hub had become a serious problem over time as students believed they could not be observed trading files. "i2Hub has been seen as a safe haven, and what we wanted to do was puncture that misconception," said Cary Sherman, president of the RIAA. "This has been a subversion of the research purposes for which Internet2 was developed." The suits mark a substantial expansion of the record labels' approach to universities, which have been a core location of the file-swapping population since the emergence of Napster in early 1999. _______________ Read More/Source: C\|Net Tech News __________________ "The Best Style Is No Style" Specifications Here

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The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	If someone could only up with actual working model. of the concept of a "double blind" connection, the RIAA will be out of business. A 100% anonymous connection the RIAA’s worst nightmare! [color=#cccccc][/color] __________________

Apr 13, 2005, 12:48 AM	#4
cypher_138 Watching 1984 unfold Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Locked in a cage in some warehouse called NJ Posts: 235 Rep Power: 0	Screw these fascist. I only buy and trade RIAA safe music. __________________ This is my "sig". There are many like them but this one is mine.

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MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	"oh crap, our profits are 0.00001% lower.... better sue some kids"