RIAA calls time on P2Pers

by admin September 16, 2005 at 10:53 am

Block infringement or shut down or else…

The Recording Industry Ass. of America (RIAA) has told seven P2P software companies to get with the programme – or face the consequences.

The organisation, infamous for the thousands of lawsuits it has issued against alleged file-sharers, said it has asked the firms to shut down their networks or implement RIAA-approved anti-piracy measures.

The RIAA hasn’t said which P2P networks it sent cease and desist letters to, but the Wall Street Journal yesterday named LimeWire, BearShare and WinMX, and it’s not hard to guess who the others might be.

Full story: The Register