Were the RIAAA trying to get me to incriminate myself?

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#1

Something wierd happened on Kazaa yesterday. I was using KazaaLite and had set myself up as a supernode to try and help Kazaalite users stay on the Fast Track network. Before I went supernode, I hardly ever got messages from other users but yesterday I got 2: “Can I download File X from you, there are no other sources” and “This is just the demo - do you want the full version?”.

Now both of those strike me as somewhat suspicious. Why would anyone ask if they could d/l a specific file from me? And why would anyone offer to supply a full version of a game? Both of those things can be obtained w/o chatting with users. Needless to say, I gave non-committal answers, logged off and am now using Shareaza. Were the authorities trying to get me to incriminate myself?

#2

Probably warez distributers who want to spread thei word through your supernode connection?

Dunno much about the supernode thing, but that is what I suspect happened.

You have to be acreful what to accept and know that illegally downloaded stuff always contains a risk… (not to mention the risk on this forum when talking about illegal stuff :wink: )

#3

It’s not unusual for the RIAA / MPAA to use such tactics.

#4

Originally posted by Smart@$$
[B]Probably warez distributers who want to spread thei word through your supernode connection?

Dunno much about the supernode thing, but that is what I suspect happened.

You have to be acreful what to accept and know that illegally downloaded stuff always contains a risk… (not to mention the risk on this forum when talking about illegal stuff :wink: ) [/B]

most likely warez because kazaa lite is now a network within itself with the new version checker. but i use sharaza now too and it works well. but it could be the RIAA but i doubt it.