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Friday, January 24, 2003
File-Swapping Sites Grow By 300 Percent - Gretchen Hyman, Internet News
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) may be on the verge of holding individuals accountable for their online file-swapping behavior, but according to employee Internet management company Websense Inc. (Quote, Company Info) they are facing an uphill battle. A report released Thursday by San Diego-based Websense suggests that file-swapping networks have moved beyond trading just music files to a more diverse selection of content, including popular television shows, video games, and software.... According to Websense, the number of peer-to-peer file sharing Web pages has increased by more than 300 percent in the last 12 months. Websense also reported that there are more than 130 peer-to-peer applications currently available online, among them KaZaa and Grokster.
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