RIAA sues Usenet.com

I have a premium Usenet account with Newshosting and for the most part (lately) Ive been getting Blu-Ray stuff. Cant see that as a viable option on bit torrent. But..just to put in my 2 cents here..I think most people buy DVDs these days rather than music cds. At least that is how it is for me. I would rather plunk down 20 bucks and get a nice dvd set than some music cd that costs just as much.
Usenet is not going anywhere. Usenet providers dont keep logs of their users downloads..otherwise no one would sign up. Easynews, Newshosting, Giga..all have SSL so its in another league than p2p (imesh/kazaa/mule). RIAA might as well sue themselves. I find it hilarious that they issue "takedown" notices to Usenet providers. Once something is upped to a newsgroup..it is not coming back!
What's next? Sue TCP/IP? Or maybe..air?


Actually..let me correct that. I'm not so much getting "blu-ray" stuff as I'm getting HDTV stuff. I download .ts (transport streams) that people upload (often just as big as the blu-ray discs! Gone with the Wind was 35 gigs in the hdtv newsgroup). I.e. movies, documentaries, in 1080p that they recorded using myHD pc hardware. Sort of like vhs copies of TV programs. I still know that the MPAA will sue the pants off anyone doing so if it becomes possible to catch them. But with chained proxies, remailers, TOR, Vidalia becoming more widely available, catching Usenet uplaoders will be ten times more difficult for the RIAA/MPAA than P2P sharers.

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