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Greetings Jim, I know how they will be caught
The jack booted governement and RIAA are going to set up road blocks in the guise of DWI check points. They will be checking to insure that we all have our microchip implanted ID cards. In the meantime a cursory check will be made of all music devices and media in the vehicle to insure that the files are legal. Probable cause will be if the files are wav versus mp3.

If wav files are found then a warrent will be issued to search your home and computer to see if Napster has been manipulated. Now since the RIAA is everywhere they have already planted spies on your block to make sure that no one downloads or converts nusic illegally. If you see some chemically blonde, fat girl, in a tube top hanging out of the window of a trailer hollering, "Take his ass to jail," while a news crew from 60 Minutes is interviewing your wife and kids you just might be in trouble. That is how the RIAA can track you.

Seriously though, the only way the RIAA could possibly track your usage is to check with your IP or Napster and to see if you have exceeded some download threshhold they have determined as suspicious. Me thinks people give the RIAA too much power.

Funny thing about this here teck stuff (sic) the harder companies try to secure the files from "theft" the harder people some will find to break it. To each his own and there own consciense.
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More than one way to skin a cat  Squawkbox | 02/15/05
Disproves...  rapson | 02/15/05
not really  jdahs@... | 02/15/05
While iTunes proves they will....So I guess in the long  Laff | 02/15/05
Incredible....  Hard Cider | 02/15/05
250 million reasons you're wrong  tic swayback | 02/16/05
250 million reasons he might be (partially) right  Predrag Vasic | 02/16/05
Agreed, but he's still wrong  tic swayback | 02/16/05
Nothing new...slow news day?  zijiang | 02/15/05
Everything old is new again....:)  Laff | 02/15/05
Copy Protection WILL NEVER WORK  Mectron | 02/15/05
This is what they're talking about.  Letophoro | 02/15/05
Did you read that article?  voska | 02/16/05
Yes, I did.  Letophoro | 02/16/05
Have you tried allofmp3.com?  Martin Marvinski | 02/17/05
An interesting alternative  tic swayback | 02/17/05
One more opportunity to convict criminals !  realitycheck101 | 02/15/05
Don't know how they will be caught...nor do I know if  Laff | 02/15/05
Greetings Jim, I know how they will be caught  Squawkbox | 02/16/05
Amazing how much power an organization can get  Laff | 02/16/05
Troll troll troll again  voska | 02/16/05
More tricks to block YOUR rights  mad.mutt | 02/15/05
Consumer are actually quite smart  Predrag Vasic | 02/16/05
Next step...Ban "analog out"?  toadlife | 02/15/05
Might be Napsters Saviour...  Nigel Johnstone | 02/16/05
Screws the rental business...for now  AC_MA | 02/16/05
Going after the wrong targets  tic swayback | 02/16/05
It would be next to impossible to go selectively after the right ones...  Predrag Vasic | 02/16/05
That's why they need a new business strategy  tic swayback | 02/16/05
Downloaded Songs  PillBuster | 02/16/05
Here you go  Letophoro | 02/16/05
Broken Record  Roger Ramjet | 02/16/05
I've got mine organized  voska | 02/16/05
Isn't it like $15 a month? Not owned and "IF" economic  Laff | 02/16/05
Personally I prefer Napster.  voska | 02/16/05
Hmmmm maybe it's my age, but I already know the  Laff | 02/16/05
I look at it like paying the cable bill  voska | 02/17/05
Video versus audio  tic swayback | 02/17/05
I have a dish and as far as I can tell NO...I think  Laff | 02/17/05
Multiple choice test...  gfeier | 02/16/05
DRM is lousy  RIAAsucks | 02/16/05
DISGUSTING!!!  Protector | 02/16/05
If you want fairness but be legal with little red tape use Magnatune  GreatInca | 02/16/05

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