Freenet Creator Debates RIAA

Posted by simoniker on Monday July 7, 2003 @06:40AM from the free-always-controversial dept.

smd4985 writes "Over at CNET News.com, there's a good coverage of a debate between Ian Clarke of Freenet and Matt Oppenheim of the RIAA." In discussing whether it's "legal and moral to create and use Freenet", which is "a radically decentralized network of file-sharing nodes tied together with strong encryption", the RIAA's Oppenheim suggests: "Other than the fact that most infringers do not like to use Freenet because it is too clunky for them to get their quick hit of free music, it is no more of a threat than any of the popular P2P services."

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Oppenheim is a moron by rmiley · 2003-07-07 06:54 · Score: 0, Redundant

In the article he suggests that the term file swapping is an incorrect usage since "file-swappers" are actually copying files and not swapping them. But in his earlier response he deems the usage of P2P networks as "stealing" music. When are they going to get it through there heads and people who download music are NOT stealing anything??!?? They may be infrining on copyright, but there is no theft involved.