It seems the Cartel are becoming frightened again as their last statement declaring that P2P is "under control" has made then look like the idiots they truly are.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13638293/File-swapping software seemed in peril a year ago when the U.S. Supreme Court gave the entertainment industry a legal bullet.
The Supreme Court, reversing lower court rulings, said developers of such programs could indeed be held liable for unauthorized sharing by their users, if the technology companies were somehow encouraging customers to steal music and movies.
Yet a year later, peer-to-peer, or P2P, sharing continues to thrive, the number of people using file-sharing services has gone up.
One slice of the online music market that didn't grow as expected was that of licensed file-sharing services. The idea was some free-for-all networks would make deals with entertainment companies to sell music downloads and limit what users could share online.
Snocap — founded by Shawn Fanning, who had pioneered file-sharing with his creation of the original Napster — positioned itself two years ago as key to legitimate P2P services. To date, however, no one is using its technology for allowing recording labels to manage what songs could be shared on such services.Meanwhile, litigation continues against StreamCast Inc., which distributes Morpheus, and Sharman Networks Ltd., the firm behind Kazaa.
The case is back in federal court in Los Angeles. Ongoing attempts to settle have led to postponement of court proceedings, but a settlement has yet to be announced. The next hearing is scheduled for July 10.
Asked why the recording industry has not taken advantage of Grokster to sue additional file-sharing companies, Bainwol said the industry has concentrated on reaching out of court settlements with P2P firms to avoid further litigation — for now.
"We have been judicious and reasonable and patient," Bainwol said. "That does not mean that our patience will last forever."
Nice speech Mitch I think you,ll find the winmx users patience will go the extra mile in stopping your futile plan of trying to force your organisations wishes on the free file sharing networks, as you more than anyone are aware, much content on the WPN is not copyrighted, regardless of what you claim to the media.
My message to you : Stop trying to extort or leverage by legal guile you way into existing succesful distribution methods, this network is not for sale.
