Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : WDC/Sandisk Corporation -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (19459)	3/6/2001 4:53:15 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

Art, re: "Even if Gnutella and others are less convenient, their software will still make them liable for loss of copyright fees." The next generation of peer to peer software, unlike Napster, but like Gnutella, will not require a central server to direct traffic, so that the connections will be entirely PC to PC. Gnutella is a failure because it's not an elegant program. Eventually somebody is going to improve Gnutella, or write a different program that has the direct PC to PC functionality. Once the cat is out of the bag, and the software resides on PC's, it can spread very quickly. And once it's on PC's, there will be no central authority to shut down, no way to stop the "sharing" of digital files of any type. The other issue is that if you "know" the person you are sharing the file with, it could be legal, not a copyright infringement. I can lend a golf buddy an audio tape, that's legal. And I'm not entirely sure, but I think he can legally copy it. The question will be where do you draw the line, is it legal to share a digital audio file with a person you meet in a chat room? Art, I believe this "problem" has just begun. Napster was the start, there are years of further innovations to be made by those that want to share digital property. It's the beginning, not the end. And the record industry had better embrace the concept and adapt. There are many industries that didn't adapt to dramatic changes and died, typewriter manufacturers are the first to come to mind, emulsion film manufacturers may be one in the future. John

To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (19459)	3/6/2001 4:58:10 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

It seems to me that this Judge Patel is giving Napster every bit of leeway to try and keep Napster up and running. This Judge has basically put the burden on the Record Companies to supply a list of all FILENAMES. This is important and I would think that the RIAA is going to appeal this ruling as well. The Copyrighted material is NOT a filename, but the music itself. By merely inserting a space or extra character into a title you can circumvent the Napster filters. There is no way, no how that these Napster filters can work effectively.