RIAA says BitTorrent software accounts for 75% of piracy, demands action
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/08/riaa-says-bittorrent-software-accounts-for-75-of-piracy-demands-action/
The letter doesn't explicitly suggest filtering content,
but sharing hashes to "deter infringement" suggests that is what
the RIAA has in mind. uTorrent is a popular piece of software,
but there are dozens of programs for sharing torrent files.
Neither BitTorrent nor the RIAA responded to requests for
comment about the letter. The new RIAA request comes as
BitTorrent celebrates its 10th anniversary, a milestone noted in
the letter. Last week, news reports noted that the RIAA also
sent a letter to CBS complaining about CNET's software download
site, which makes software that enables "ripping the audio...
from what might otherwise be a legitimate stream."
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The RIAA still doesn't get it. Or at least, they won't *admit* it.
The genie isn't going back in the bottle.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
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