GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that Electronic Foundier Foundation (EFF) has posted
information on their website how you can lower the chances that you get sued by
the RIAA. The RIAA is currently in process of getting adresses of ISPs and uses
software to scan file sharing networks. The EFF predicts that users who are not
functioning as supernode on the KaZaA network are in less risk of getting sued.
their computers to be "Supernodes" on the FastTrack P2P System (used, for instance, by KaZaA and Morpheus). In order to further reduce the risk of having your ISP subpoenaed or of being sued yourself, we recommend that you make sure your computer is not being used as a Supernode. To learn more about Supernodes and how to make sure your computer is not one, look here: http://www.whtvcable.com/fasttrack and http://helpdesk.princeton.edu/kb/display.plx?ID=9245. See also Disabling the Supernode function with KaZaA (PDF 331k). |
Of course the best method is to not share
and download any pirated files or change the law. The EFF has also more
information on that.
Source: EFF.org
