State attorneys general meeting in Washington, D.C., this week may be weighing a move to crack down on makers of Internet file-sharing software. A document obtained by TechNewsWorld titled “Draft Attorneys General Letter to Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software Manufacturers and Distributors (California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Edited Version 2/25/2004)” associates P2P services with numerous misdeeds, including circulation of pornography, identity theft and infringement of copyrighted materials.
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State Prosecutors May Be Mulling P2P Crackdown
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. March 16, 2004 07:10 AMState attorneys general meeting in Washington, D.C., this week may be weighing a move to crack down on makers of Internet file-sharing software. A document obtained by TechNewsWorld titled “Draft Attorneys General Letter to Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Software Manufacturers and Distributors (California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Edited Version 2/25/2004)” associates P2P services with numerous misdeeds, including circulation of pornography, identity theft and infringement of copyrighted materials.