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(Ranked 81 on Scrabble 2 (Zone) Ladder) on July 19, 2003 at 07:30:28:

Quote:Are you afraid of the entertainment industry? Does your country have stupid copyright laws? You don't share because you are afraid you get caught for doing so? The newest version of Kazaa Lite (2.10 build 3) has got the solution for you! It is now possible to prevent other people from listing your shared files (find more from same user). Go to Options -> More Options. There you can enable the option to prevent people from listing your shared files. There is just one little downside to this, because it may let people think that you are not sharing any files. But for some people privacy is what counts. Enabling the option doesn't mean that you don't share files anymore! People just can't list your shared files anymore. In fact more people should be able to start sharing because of this.
Also - this is a short term "victory" for the RIAA. All it's going to do is force the next generation of P2P clients to ensure total anonymity. They are already either in the works or already here including XS, Earthstation5, Filetopia, and Blubster. Here is the press release from Blubster:

Quote:**** P2P DOWNLOADERS GO ANONYMOUS WITH BLUBSTER 2.5 ***

Madrid, SPAIN (-- June 30, 2003 -- ) Optisoft S.L., provider of popular peer-to-peer program Blubster, today announced the launch of Blubster 2.5 in the wake of the latest litigious efforts by the RIAA and MPAA to erode consumer privacy and monopolize control of the P2P entertainment market. As Verizon has been handed a court decision forcing the company to reveal the identity of Internet subscribers accused of music piracy, Blubster has re-launched with a new secure, decentralized, self-assembling network that provides users with private, anonymous accounts. (www.blubster.com).

"In an age of media consolidation, it is critical that P2P networks thrive," demands Pablo Soto, developer of Blubster. "Blubster will always pursue counter measures to preserve the freedom and empowerment of decentralized networking. The very existence of our network ensures artists and content creators an alternative to signing away their rights to copyright barons."

Blubster’s latest update is giant leap ahead of other P2P networks. Version 2.5 takes advantage of a streamlined means of distributing large files to dissociate file transfers from specific users.

"If other means of delivering media files could be compared to a postal with an identifiable sender and receiver, then Blubster’s proprietary MP2P network could be likened to throwing a bottled message into the vast ocean," said Pablo Soto. "The message may get to a destination, but no one knows the full path of its journey nor what is in each bottle."

The first public version of Blubster was ranked "Best Program" in users’ opinion on CNET's Download.com listing for MP3 search tools. Today, Blubster has won the confidence of more than 10 million desktop users all over the world and more than 100,000 users sharing over 20,000,000 songs are connected simultaneously to Blubster, representing the world’s largest online music network.
If they can't associate an IP with an available file good luck pursuing the person behind the IP.

Quote:Morpheus to Use Proxies To Anonymize Users

Following the recent announcement by the RIAA that they would go after individual users there has been a surge in interest in P2P tools that claim to protect users identities. Now StreamCast Networks and iMesh Israel Ltd have announced that the next versions of their products will help protect user identities.

StreamCast has told Mercury News about how they will protect user identities. Starting next week Morpheus will enable users to use a list of public proxy servers. Proxy servers enable the users IP address to be cloaked as the proxy server that sits between P2P users. It seems that StreamCast will not operate proxy servers themselves but will redirect users to existing ones.

Meanwhile iMesh have said that they will be using the music industries tactic of spoofing to make detection of users more difficult. They will "plant decoy computers from fake locations that trade non-existent files".

These latest moves by iMesh and StreamCast follow moves by Blubster. Blubster have removed the ability to view all the files that a user shares and other measures. While P2P tools that protect identities such as FileTopia and EarthStation 5 have been gaining popularity in recent weeks.

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: From kazaa lite info page: : Quote:Are you afraid of the entertainment industry? Does your country have stupid copyright laws? You don't share because you are afraid you get caught for doing so? The newest version of Kazaa Lite (2.10 build 3) has got the solution for you! It is now possible to prevent other people from listing your shared files (find more from same user). Go to Options -> More Options. There you can enable the option to prevent people from listing your shared files. There is just one little downside to this, because it may let people think that you are not sharing any files. But for some people privacy is what counts. Enabling the option doesn't mean that you don't share files anymore! People just can't list your shared files anymore. In fact more people should be able to start sharing because of this. : Also - this is a short term "victory" for the RIAA. All it's going to do is force the next generation of P2P clients to ensure total anonymity. They are already either in the works or already here including XS, Earthstation5, Filetopia, and Blubster. Here is the press release from Blubster: : Quote:**** P2P DOWNLOADERS GO ANONYMOUS WITH BLUBSTER 2.5 *** : Madrid, SPAIN (-- June 30, 2003 -- ) Optisoft S.L., provider of popular peer-to-peer program Blubster, today announced the launch of Blubster 2.5 in the wake of the latest litigious efforts by the RIAA and MPAA to erode consumer privacy and monopolize control of the P2P entertainment market. As Verizon has been handed a court decision forcing the company to reveal the identity of Internet subscribers accused of music piracy, Blubster has re-launched with a new secure, decentralized, self-assembling network that provides users with private, anonymous accounts. (www.blubster.com). : "In an age of media consolidation, it is critical that P2P networks thrive," demands Pablo Soto, developer of Blubster. "Blubster will always pursue counter measures to preserve the freedom and empowerment of decentralized networking. The very existence of our network ensures artists and content creators an alternative to signing away their rights to copyright barons." : Blubster’s latest update is giant leap ahead of other P2P networks. Version 2.5 takes advantage of a streamlined means of distributing large files to dissociate file transfers from specific users. : "If other means of delivering media files could be compared to a postal with an identifiable sender and receiver, then Blubster’s proprietary MP2P network could be likened to throwing a bottled message into the vast ocean," said Pablo Soto. "The message may get to a destination, but no one knows the full path of its journey nor what is in each bottle." : The first public version of Blubster was ranked "Best Program" in users’ opinion on CNET's Download.com listing for MP3 search tools. Today, Blubster has won the confidence of more than 10 million desktop users all over the world and more than 100,000 users sharing over 20,000,000 songs are connected simultaneously to Blubster, representing the world’s largest online music network. : If they can't associate an IP with an available file good luck pursuing the person behind the IP. : Quote:Morpheus to Use Proxies To Anonymize Users : Following the recent announcement by the RIAA that they would go after individual users there has been a surge in interest in P2P tools that claim to protect users identities. Now StreamCast Networks and iMesh Israel Ltd have announced that the next versions of their products will help protect user identities. : StreamCast has told Mercury News about how they will protect user identities. Starting next week Morpheus will enable users to use a list of public proxy servers. Proxy servers enable the users IP address to be cloaked as the proxy server that sits between P2P users. It seems that StreamCast will not operate proxy servers themselves but will redirect users to existing ones. : Meanwhile iMesh have said that they will be using the music industries tactic of spoofing to make detection of users more difficult. They will "plant decoy computers from fake locations that trade non-existent files". : These latest moves by iMesh and StreamCast follow moves by Blubster. Blubster have removed the ability to view all the files that a user shares and other measures. While P2P tools that protect identities such as FileTopia and EarthStation 5 have been gaining popularity in recent weeks. : : : :

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