Cartel Violates KaZaA's TOS
Thanks to Dan Gillmor for reading and summarizing the important points in the Music Swappers Get a Message on PC Screens: Stop It Now [NYT]: "the tactic violated the company's user agreement, which prohibits making search requests to accumulate information about individual users."
The Cartel's instant message reads, in part: "It appears that you are offering copyrighted music to others from your computer. Distributing or downloading copyrighted music on the Internet without permission from the copyright owner is ILLEGAL…. When you break the law, you risk legal penalties. There is a simple way to avoid that risk: DON'T STEAL MUSIC, either by offering it to others to copy or downloading it on a 'file-sharing' system like this. When you offer music on these systems, you are not anonymous, and you can easily be identified. You also may have unlocked and exposed your computer and your private files to anyone on the Internet. Don't take these chances. Disable the share feature or uninstall your 'file-sharing' software." RIAA Gets the Message About IMs [Wired]
Apparently, the RIAA got the idea to send IMs from Verizon's attorneys during that lawsuit.
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The Cartel's instant message reads, in part: "It appears that you are offering copyrighted music to others from your computer. Distributing or downloading copyrighted music on the Internet without permission from the copyright owner is ILLEGAL…. When you break the law, you risk legal penalties. There is a simple way to avoid that risk: DON'T STEAL MUSIC, either by offering it to others to copy or downloading it on a 'file-sharing' system like this. When you offer music on these systems, you are not anonymous, and you can easily be identified. You also may have unlocked and exposed your computer and your private files to anyone on the Internet. Don't take these chances. Disable the share feature or uninstall your 'file-sharing' software." RIAA Gets the Message About IMs [Wired]
Apparently, the RIAA got the idea to send IMs from Verizon's attorneys during that lawsuit.
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