Comments on: LimeWire fights back http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/limewire-fights-back/ Technology, Computers, Web 2.0, Google, Microsoft, and just about anything else Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Chris http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/limewire-fights-back/#comment-2417 Chris Tue, 26 Sep 2006 21:11:12 +0000 http://gizbuzz.co.uk/2006/limewire-fights-back/#comment-2417 I'll disagree and say that yes, it'll be tough, but I can feasibly see LimeWire winning. The RIAA wants total control over the methods that are used to deliver their media and that's simply not legal. LimeWire was doing something (though I doubt the effectiveness of this method) to combat piracy and the RIAA STILL stopped it, showing that the true reason they're fighting piracy is the lack of control they have over it. If they owned LimeWire (or at least destroyed them in a lawsuit) they'd effectively have control over the company's actions which is what they really want. It's not about the piracy, they can sustain that loss - it's about controlling the distribution channel. Sorry if I'm more incoherent than normal. I’ll disagree and say that yes, it’ll be tough, but I can feasibly see LimeWire winning. The RIAA wants total control over the methods that are used to deliver their media and that’s simply not legal. LimeWire was doing something (though I doubt the effectiveness of this method) to combat piracy and the RIAA STILL stopped it, showing that the true reason they’re fighting piracy is the lack of control they have over it. If they owned LimeWire (or at least destroyed them in a lawsuit) they’d effectively have control over the company’s actions which is what they really want. It’s not about the piracy, they can sustain that loss - it’s about controlling the distribution channel.

Sorry if I’m more incoherent than normal.

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