As it has been suing thousands of computer users accused of illegally
trading copyrighted music online with peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, the Recording Industry Association of America has also been polluting P2P networks with bogus and corrupted media files to discourage P2P use. Now the industry group is the one being sued for alleged patent infringement in its process of so-called “spoofing” on filesharing networks. A civil case has been brought against the RIAA by the owner of the popular Kazaa P2P network.
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P2Ps Turn Tables on RIAA, Allege Patent Infringement
Posted by: Jay Lyman September 10, 2004 10:00 AMAs it has been suing thousands of computer users accused of illegally
trading copyrighted music online with peer-to-peer (P2P) technology, the Recording Industry Association of America has also been polluting P2P networks with bogus and corrupted media files to discourage P2P use. Now the industry group is the one being sued for alleged patent infringement in its process of so-called “spoofing” on filesharing networks. A civil case has been brought against the RIAA by the owner of the popular Kazaa P2P network.