Cablevision Takes Aim at Napster's Successors



Newsday.com reports that Cablevision's high speed internet service, 'Optimum Online' that advertises 'unlimited usage', and 'easy access to MP3s', has warned customers that usage of any of Napster's Successors (which would include Kazaa, Bearshare, etc.) violates their terms of use agreement. Customers are left feeling mislead by the company, but according to the terms of use, running a server from their service is against policy, and that is what the 'Napster's Successors' software does. Newsday.com said this:



Napster is dead, and now 20 of its successors could bring trouble. Cablevision's high-speed Internet service, Optimum Online, has warned its customers that uploading files using baby Napsters could violate the terms of service.

Optimum Online's warning emphasizes that Napster's successors strain its network. But, without even mentioning the word "copyright," the advisory also satisifies the recording industry's growing concerns about copyright infringement.



You can read the entire article at Newsday.com.

Source: Newsday.com

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