Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
“Some of the world’s biggest record companies, facing rampant online piracy, are quietly financing the development and testing of software programs that would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who download pirated music, according to industry executives.”
Labels reportedly back antipiracy software
“Some of the world’s largest record labels are quietly financing the creation of programs by small software firms that, if deployed, would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who download pirated music, according to a published report.”
I have a great solution to music piracy. MAKE MUSIC THAT DOESN’T SUCK (i.e worth shelling out $15 bucks for)!!! The stuff on the market today is overpriced and/or lacking talent. How many frickin’ boy bands does the world need anyway?