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Kazaa Founder Wants Us To Find "Legitimate" Files

Posted by timothy on from the how-very-thoughtful-to-take-notice dept.

Just because I'm an writes "The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Kevin Bermeister and Michael Speck have been developing technology to return search results on file sharing programs that point to pay-for content from the copyright holders. The article reports that there are trials planned for Australian ISPs, with interest from elsewhere on the globe."

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  1. Don't mess with my searches by TheP4st · · Score: 5, Interesting

    FTA:

    "When an ISP's customers use a file sharing program such as LimeWire to, for example, search for a pirated music track, they are instead presented with a list of search results containing legitimate versions of the song and are given the opportunity to buy it instantly."

    The day my ISP start manipulating my searches is the day when I cancel my subscription and move to greener pastures.

    --
    "I have downloaded hundreds and hundreds of records, why would I care if somebody downloads ours?" Robin Pecknold
  2. Why not New Zealand. by professorguy · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Why is Austrailia the incubator for the new fascism? Two words: Rupert Murdoch.

    Where ever his media has significant market share, the population has made wild swings toward corporatism.