P2P File Swapping on the Rise Again?

asdf 101 writes "News.com reports today that 'After six months of declines, peer-to-peer usage recently climbed 14 percent.' Their bottomline: 'The decline came as the RIAA launched more than 300 lawsuits against file swappers. The reversal cast doubts on the music industry's claims that its lawsuits are working to deter people from illegally downloading music files.' I guess wake_up_and_smell_the_coffee time just gets that much more imminent for all the hacks at RIAA." There's also an AP story, and you might want to review this story from just a few weeks ago that has different conclusions.

Comments

Re:I haven't used p2p in months

[Iamthewalrus]

Or until you die.

Which one do you think is more likely?

Re:I, for one, have stopped

[bpm140]

Buying used Cds is only one small step above piracy. Sure, it gives nothing to the RIAA, but it also gives nothing back to the artists.

I am a games developer and this is been a major issue with our industry. The rise of used game sales is far scarier than outright piracy.

Re:I, for one, have stopped

[FiloEleven]

> The net result is increase (sic) sales.

Don't Be A Penis.