DamnedIfIknow used our news submit to tell us "I heard the head of the RIAA was gonna marry this guy." 🙂 The basic principle is to flood the network with decoys. Seems this isn't a new idea to me, possibly someone else has seen this tactic performed by the RIAA and their gift to the music world Madonna, with the infamous "What in the heck are you doing?" bogus file. It turned out to be a big hit on the 'net with various remixes and such. A real toe tapper. Years ago, I said the same thing to myself, when I walked out in the middle of Madonna's movie "Who's that Girl?" A week later, someone more upset than I, rearranged the letters on the marquee to spell "Who's that Bitch?" How prophetic.
Plus, I find it interesting how quickly this patent is granted. My understanding it takes years normally. This has somehow found the fast track. Go figure. U.S. Patent 6,732,180 was awarded May 4, 2004, to computer science professor John Hale and to Gavin W. Manes, a doctoral student in computer science for this invention.
A report last year estimated that $ 700 million was lost in CD sales due to P2P piracy. Lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America have failed to stop such piracy, and Hale says the problem may worsen because the next generation of peer-to-peer systems offers superior connectivity, enhanced search facilities and even greater anonymity. "Our invention is extremely resilient in terms of its ability to adapt to different networks, clients and protocols," explained Manes. "As long as a user can sign on to a network and trade files -- even anonymously -- our solution is effective." Hale, who leads a group of researchers at The University of Tulsa in pursuing practical technologies for digital rights management, testified twice before Congress last year on the hazards of file-sharing networks, and sees the situation only growing worse. |
Oh, I see one of the inventors testified before Congress against piracy on the Internet! You don't suppose they got preferential treatment at the hallowed halls of the US patent office for that though, do you? No, that surely isn't what's happening here, it's just a weird coincidence. Just like there are 24 hours in a day and 24 bottles of beer in a case.
700 million lost in CD sales due to P2P? Give it a rest, it can't be substantiated. Fix the music industry instead and leave the Internet to those that know - "What in the heck they are doing."
Source: News Wise
