P2P-Zone - View Single Post - RIAA Legal Threat Cuts P2P Downloads by 23%

blunt · 24-08-03, 01:14 PM

I'm still sharing, but must admit to feeling a bit nervous. Don't know whether the RIAA's reach stretches over the atlantic to the UK, but I'm still feeling paranoid.

Kazzaa files have always been pretty patchy - some are ok, but others are very low grade. But today, for the first time I've had the hassle of downloading deliberately messed up files. Tried to download 'Lumidee - never leave you' and kept getting corrupted downloads. After six attempts, I restricted the number of users I was downloading from to two, and finally got a clean copy, but what a load of hassle, just to get one song.

I think in the long term the RIAA won't win, and they know it, but until they give up, things could get uncomfortable for a while.

24-08-03, 01:14 PM	#6
blunt Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 6	I'm still sharing, but must admit to feeling a bit nervous. Don't know whether the RIAA's reach stretches over the atlantic to the UK, but I'm still feeling paranoid. Kazzaa files have always been pretty patchy - some are ok, but others are very low grade. But today, for the first time I've had the hassle of downloading deliberately messed up files. Tried to download 'Lumidee - never leave you' and kept getting corrupted downloads. After six attempts, I restricted the number of users I was downloading from to two, and finally got a clean copy, but what a load of hassle, just to get one song. I think in the long term the RIAA won't win, and they know it, but until they give up, things could get uncomfortable for a while.