Napster alternatives start blocking songs...
Posted on 07/04/01 10:14 by Robin van Lieshout                             
Napster alternatives start blocking songs...

The record industry is not only bugging Napster anymore. Also other leading alternatives have begun blocking copyrighted files.

Late this week, members of the Israel-based iMesh service--the largest pure file-swapping service left outside of Napster--saw a new note as they logged on, telling them they'd soon have access to considerably less music.

"Following (the) RIAA's request, iMesh is currently in the process of disabling the downloads of files protected by the copyright law," the note read. "Those files will appear in the search results list with a © sign, and their download will not be possible."


Because iMesh is based in israel they thought they were hard to get. Guess not. Almost 7 million people have downloaded the iMesh software, with 332,000 of these last week.

How are the other programs going?

Napster has now blocked 311,000 songs, and changed its terms of service not to evade the filters. Gnutella is not yet seen as a threat. They probably can't do anything about it because it has no central server. Also Aimster (a program that allows you to trade files only with a group of people listed in your instant messaging "buddy lists") says it hasn't been contacted by the RIAA yet.

Source: CNet

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By WaxWeazle, Sat 7 Apr 2001 13:19
There stupid morons, they only after the little fish! Me and many others get there shit off private ftp's. So i think they are pretty cluess Stick Out Tongue
By xian, Sat 7 Apr 2001 21:54
xianthey are so stupid... napster became more popular when it was suid bij the record companies and became hot news.. now many people don`t know about imesh, but when it becomes more in the news because of this more people hear about it and so imesh gets only more users...
By Guest, Sun 8 Apr 2001 16:28
All started with Metalica. Cause their mad cause all their new cd's are crap. there pissed cause all the fans are mad cause they suck now. its not our fault if u procduce junk (Lars and James). sorry to say that no one wants to waste their had earn dollars on crap. thats why they put on filters.like wax mirc or ftp's work fine for file swaping. :8

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