Madster told to pull the plug on filesharing, but they resist


Madster was told yesterday to pull the plug on its filesharing service. Federal judge Marvin Aspen issued a temporary injunction to Madster, formerly Aimster, telling them to shut down all their servers. As of yet Madster has not complied with the order and is still in operation. Madster uses file encryption, therefore they cannot tell what files are being shared and are unable to block specific files, Johnny Deep says, Madster's owner. News.com said:



A Chicago federal judge has ordered file-swapping service Madster, formerly known as Aimster, to unplug its computers from the Internet in a last-ditch effort to prevent music piracy on its network.

Federal judge Marvin Aspen has already ordered Madster to prevent trades of copyrighted music on its service. In papers filed with the court, Madster owner Johnny Deep called the order "impractical," and the Madster service has stayed online.



Madster has already claimed bankruptcy, but seems to be continuing to fight for the right to exsist. I also find it interesting to note, that since the files are encrypted, how do the RIAA know there are illegal files there? You can check out the madster website here. Also for more information check out News.com for the full article, or discuss this and other filesharing issues in the CDfreaks Livingroom.

Source: News.com

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