4.28.2004  P2P and the FTC  CapAnalysis, which is the economic analysis wing of the law firm Howery Simon et. al., is submitting a paper to the FTC entitled Peer-to-Peer Software Providers' Liability Under Section 5 of the FTC Act (April 27, 2004). Prepared for the RIAA in connection with the FTC's April 19 workshop on spyware, the paper focuses on P2P providers' failure to disclose risks of spyware, adware, viruses, litigation for copyright violations, and the possibility that a computer user can become a recipient or unwitting distributor of porn or other offensive materials. RIAA/CapAnalysis advocates an FTC investigation of P2P software providers. The FTC issued a Consumer Alert on potential problems of P2P in July 2003. posted by James DeLong : 4/28/2004 01:11:21 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   Hibernation Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) More Subpoena Wars Liebowitz on the File-Sharing Study Marginal Costs & Intellectual Property TV by Internet The View to 2010 Porn & the Internet Digital Rights Management Network Effects Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog

	4.28.2004  P2P and the FTC  CapAnalysis, which is the economic analysis wing of the law firm Howery Simon et. al., is submitting a paper to the FTC entitled Peer-to-Peer Software Providers' Liability Under Section 5 of the FTC Act (April 27, 2004). Prepared for the RIAA in connection with the FTC's April 19 workshop on spyware, the paper focuses on P2P providers' failure to disclose risks of spyware, adware, viruses, litigation for copyright violations, and the possibility that a computer user can become a recipient or unwitting distributor of porn or other offensive materials. RIAA/CapAnalysis advocates an FTC investigation of P2P software providers. The FTC issued a Consumer Alert on potential problems of P2P in July 2003. posted by James DeLong : 4/28/2004 01:11:21 PM   IPcentral WebLog Blog Main Recent Posts   Hibernation Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) More Subpoena Wars Liebowitz on the File-Sharing Study Marginal Costs & Intellectual Property TV by Internet The View to 2010 Porn & the Internet Digital Rights Management Network Effects Archives by Month   December 2003 January 2004 February 2004 March 2004 April 2004 May 2004 June 2004 July 2004 August 2004 September 2004 October 2004 November 2004 December 2004 Links   PFF Blog