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archpaladin · 02-23-2005, 06:56 PM

Two people convicted of sharing copyrighted material in US:
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119342,00.asp

I don't think we've heard much about file sharing in the media lately, but the issue certainly isn't dead. The RIAA is still filing lawsuits against people who use certain p2p file sharing software, and it shouldn't be surprising if the MPAA decides to join in and start sueing others.

As I sit here and read the news report on two new convicted felons, I have to wonder what the general public thinks. I'm not particularly convinced that everyone thinks file sharing can be illegal, even considering material that is clearly copyrighted. Others may think that the RIAA and the MPAA are trying to fight back an inevitable change in the way media is distributed and the way copyrighted material is handled by the general public. And still I think that others believe the creation of paid distribution software like Rhapsody or iTunes Music store is the solution, and that the problem has since been solved. I personally believe that the file sharing situation has yet to find an appropriate resolution, even with the availability of paid distribution services. I listen to a lot of music that no one else has heard of, and my music can't be found on any service that I know of, so for me, there's no point in using said services. Not to mention the idea of tagging DVDs so that they only work in certain areas of the world in which you bought them is downright ridiculous. Every time you move you would have to start a new movie collection.

So I figured I'd present this before all of you and see what you thought about the file sharing issue. Is the topic of file sharing copyrighted material dead? Has an appropriate solution been reached? If not, what are some possibilities on compromise? (Is it even possible to compromise with the RIAA?)

02-23-2005, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
archpaladin Crazy	File Sharing Not Dead Two people convicted of sharing copyrighted material in US: http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119342,00.asp I don't think we've heard much about file sharing in the media lately, but the issue certainly isn't dead. The RIAA is still filing lawsuits against people who use certain p2p file sharing software, and it shouldn't be surprising if the MPAA decides to join in and start sueing others. As I sit here and read the news report on two new convicted felons, I have to wonder what the general public thinks. I'm not particularly convinced that everyone thinks file sharing can be illegal, even considering material that is clearly copyrighted. Others may think that the RIAA and the MPAA are trying to fight back an inevitable change in the way media is distributed and the way copyrighted material is handled by the general public. And still I think that others believe the creation of paid distribution software like Rhapsody or iTunes Music store is the solution, and that the problem has since been solved. I personally believe that the file sharing situation has yet to find an appropriate resolution, even with the availability of paid distribution services. I listen to a lot of music that no one else has heard of, and my music can't be found on any service that I know of, so for me, there's no point in using said services. Not to mention the idea of tagging DVDs so that they only work in certain areas of the world in which you bought them is downright ridiculous. Every time you move you would have to start a new movie collection. So I figured I'd present this before all of you and see what you thought about the file sharing issue. Is the topic of file sharing copyrighted material dead? Has an appropriate solution been reached? If not, what are some possibilities on compromise? (Is it even possible to compromise with the RIAA?)