GristyMcFisty used our news submit to tell us that software developers are designing new secret file sharing networks that will make it much harder for the music industry to prove cases of music piracy against users. There are three file sharing networks in the pipe that will make it a lot hard for music industry to sue or threaten users of the networks. The Optisoft network which runs on the Blubster network and the Piolet music only file sharing network.
The Optisoft file sharing network has two layers of camouflage to protect the user of the network, each user has multiple IP address's to mask there own ip address, these multiple ip addresses are taken from others on the network to mask activities. The files on the network also look generic to any outsider of the network, the spokesman for Optisoft said these two methods will make it 4 times harder for RIAA to trace activity, so if the RIAA wanted to sue users they would have to sue everyone using the network. The other network Earthstation 5 relies on proxy servers to protect the users of its network from being traced by companies like the RIAA.
| SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS are designing secret file sharing networks that will make it harder for the music and file industry to prove cases of piracy.According to Reuters, three file sharing networks are being planned which its users think will make it a lot harder for music industry to track and charge people on their networks. The first is Optisoft which runs on Blubster (http://www.blubster.com) and Piolet (http://www.piolet.com), music-only file-sharing networks.A spokesman for Optisoft said that although it would not stop the RIAA from suing users, he couldn't see how the association could win. When the new network is released it will offer two layers of camouflage. Each user has multiple Internet protocol (IP) addresses to mask themselves. Files in the network are disguised to look entirely generic to the outside observer. The multiple IP addresses are taken from other users on the network and distort individual activities. He reckons, it makes it four times more difficult for a copyright holder to trace the activities of file-sharers and means the RIAA would be forced to do a mass action against every user in the network, and would be unable to identify each person's liability. Another EarthStation 5 (http://www.es5.com) and Filetopia (http://www.filetopia.com) are also claiming that they could keep the RIAA away. EarthStation 5, which carries the slogan "Resistance is futile, only the Anonymous will Survive," uses third-party proxies" computers to disguise the trail of sharers. Filetopia is using encryption to protect the identity of its users. |
The full story can be found over at The inquirer. All these networks can claim they will protect users, but how long will it be before the RIAA starts requesting data from ISP's on what users are doing on the internet, or the RIAA just sues everyone using the network. We all know the RIAA is saying how poor sales are, but as they see it desperate times require drastic decisions. I'm sure with all the money and power the RIAA have they will figure out how to stop these networks as soon as possible.
Source: The inquirer
