On Oct 17, 4:33 pm, Rex wrote:
Brent wrote:
On Oct 16, 10:39 pm, "
wrote:
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-979...ss&subj=news&t...

They're actually after binaries but they're going after a provider.
Karl

The thing is RIAA does have a case against usenet.com because the
provider is using ALT Binaries and copyrighted material as a selling
point for the service.

Riaa Could likely sink usenet.com but not the hundreds of other usenet
providers

RIAA and MPAA and all those guys havent managed to shut down youtube.
and the distributed nature of usenet protects it as well.

If memory serves a provider allowing its users to post needs to put in
place a process for removing "inappropriate" material once it has been
flagged as copyrighted.

but the onus is on the COPYRIGHT HOLDER to flag the material as
violating.

in theory all the servers would need a process to remove inappropriate
files when contacted by riaa. I believe that it already exists?
but riaa would need to send EVERY provider on usenet a daily or
weekly email asking them to remove the following files

it really isnt a big deal and RIAA is way behind the times if they are
only griping about anyone in usenet now

Binary downloads in newsgroups is a little difficult for a lot of people.

RIAA doesn't need to take down Usenet- it is going down by itself.
For a couple of years many ISPs no longer carry or support it. Google
provided a web interface, but still many old time groups are slowly
dying away. I have noticed a lot of problems lately with the Google
Groups interface, so it looks like even Google is not doing a great
job with it.

The reason I have heard is that there are too many new web based
discussion groups. They are far easier to set up- you don't need to
set up a newsreader. Just use your normal web browser. So new folks
gravitate to these groups, the longtime Usenet folks are dying out and
not being replaced.

I think the web based discussion groups are a far bigger threat to the
music industry than Usenet.