Court cases don't scare music file swappers away

Iria · Sep 7, 2005, 01:17 PM

Despite two huge court losses for file-sharing firms, unauthorized online song and movie swapping is at an all-time peak, says Internet measurement company BigChampagne.

"File sharing has never been more popular than it is now," says BigChampagne CEO Eric Garland. "People have heard all the legal threats and admonitions, but that's not enough. They don't believe it."

He says about 9.6 million people were logged onto sharing networks at any one time in August, up from 6.8 million the year before.
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Sep 7, 2005, 01:17 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Court cases don't scare music file swappers away Despite two huge court losses for file-sharing firms, unauthorized online song and movie swapping is at an all-time peak, says Internet measurement company BigChampagne. "File sharing has never been more popular than it is now," says BigChampagne CEO Eric Garland. "People have heard all the legal threats and admonitions, but that's not enough. They don't believe it." He says about 9.6 million people were logged onto sharing networks at any one time in August, up from 6.8 million the year before. __________ Read More / Source: USA Today