To all those hard workers who download mp3 files to make the long office hours a bit more bearable, it might end very soon. Macrovision and Websense have joined forces to develop tools which make it possible for your boss to locate pirated files on your computer. Companies don't have much of a choice. It is using this kind of program or going to court because the RIAA sues you.
The partnership is a response to heightened concern among corporations that they could be the target of lawsuits filed by industry groups such as the Recording Industry Association of America (news - web sites) or the Motion Picture Association of America when company resources are used to download, store, or distribute pirated content.
The RIAA and Integrated Information Systems of Tempe, Arizona, acknowledged in April that IIS had agreed to pay the RIAA $1 million in damages when it was discovered that employees used a company server to share pirated MP3 files.
But if you read the article you will notice that even in this case there is the notion of privacy, so maybe it won't affect many people.
Source: Yahoo! News
