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States Threaten P2P Companies

Posted by michael on from the they-do-it-for-the-children dept.

The Importance of writes "C|Net News reports that 46 state attorneys general are warning P2P companies of dire, unnamed consequences for continuing to exist, 'At present, P2P software has too many times been hijacked by those who use it for illegal purposes to which the vast majority of our consumers do not wish to be exposed.' Read the letter here (pdf) [PDF], or the annotated text version."

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  1. Anyone surprised that AGs are clueless about P2P? by Ronald+Dumsfeld · · Score: 5, Funny
    You've gotta love the bit in the letter where your computer supposedly gets on the Internet and fileshares with the power off...
    Furthermore, P2p file-sharing technology can allow its users to access the files of others, even when the computer is "off" if the computer itself is connected to the Internet via broadband.
    Cretins.

    Now, what I really want to see is the letter(s) the RIAA and MPAA sent to the AGs to prompt this action.
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