how important are servers to the operation of kazaa? if indispensable - and they lose the court case - shutting them down will seriously impact the system - unless the servers are moved to a country, like the netherlands, that doesn't find them illegal. if servers aren't that critical the network will continue to operate on it's own until the riaa goes after individuals, which could take a very long while, especially if a few courts rule that trading among individuals isn't violating the law. i can't see mass arrests in the future; i don't think the politicians have the stomach for it. they're not elected by media companies, just bought by them. the people still go to the booths and pull the levers.
howard berman, the most rabidly pro-riaa congressman in history is finding this out hard way. he was wholly unprepared for the negative storm of protest his riaa-hacking bill received from the press and public. he's gotten so defensive about it he's resorted to calling his critics "liars". needless to say it's not playing well with people, especially the ones who elected him.
there's plenty of life left in legal peer-to-peer. and of course
outlaw p2p will go on forever.
- js.