Bopaboo may feel like eBay but will end up looking like original Napster.

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When the file is sold...

... you swear to delete it from your hard drive. And from any backup media as well.

Is the seller required to prove he's trustworthy? Or can a Court determine that the seller may be convicted on suspicion of being a copyright violator?

Perhaps the RIAA can be authorized by law to enter the home of any seller and check all media storage devices.


By the way, the original Napster ran for some time before the RIAA discovered that the internet distribution channel was successful and that they were missing out on $ billions.

Their response was, of course, to close down Napster and, except for a few grudging efforts, pretend the internet didn't exist.

Because they still refused to sell to that market, legally permissible file-sharing software was devised and spread rapidly. And the music business was more successful than it had thought possible.

Unfortunately, they'd adopted the equivalent of Sun's open source strategy, so their reward was only in knowing their music was wildly popular.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 12/11/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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