Filesharing Traffic Drops After RIAA Threats

bryan writes "According to CNN, facing the threat of lawsuits from a music industry trade group, fewer people are using online filesharing applications to swap songs. Internet audience measurement service Nielsen Net Ratings said traffic on Kazaa, the leading filesharing platform, fell 15 percent in the week ended July 6 from the previous week. 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." This follows earlier reports, from the filesharing companies themselves, that traffic was actually increasing.

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so kazaa droped. Fine, most true seeders, rippers, and sharers gave up on kazaa long before. Kazaa mostly applies to the ignorant public. When they start to crack down big time on eMule or BT, then I'll be worried. Well, at least untill I find new program on the bleeding edge of p2p piracy