As most of our visitors will know, the RIAA has recently threatened to sue hundreds of people using peer-to-peer software such as KaZaA. As a result of this, file-sharing traffic is down by 15 percent last week. Thanks to GristyMcFisty for reporting this news to us:
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It was during that prior week, on June 25, that the Recording Industry Association of America said it would track down the heaviest users of "peer-to-peer" services like Kazaa and sue them for damages of up to $ 150,000 per copyright violation. Backing offTraffic on the Morpheus service also fell 15 percent, Net Ratings said, while usage on iMesh dropped 16 percent. BearShare usage dropped enough that it fell below NetRatings' cutoff point for tracking. "With the negative publicity and threat of steep fines, some surfers appear to be backing off," Greg Bloom, a senior analyst at NetRatings, said in a statement. "However, with millions of loyal users, these applications aren't likely to go offline in the near future." |
I wonder how long this decrease in file-sharing traffic will continue. One thing is for sure though, file-sharing will not disappear in the near future. Read the complete article here.
Source: CNN.com
