Anyone who’s familiar with the word KaZaa is also familiar with the entity that virtually destroyed the heavenly P2P network few years back: RIAA. Now with the help of MPAA, RIAA is stepping up its effort to catch people who are downloading and sharing music by sending pre-lawsuit letters to college campuses and individuals and also by cracking down on people who are using their web servers to provide content for others to consume on the web. But, what I was surprised to hear was the super aggressive approach by few RIAA like entities that are going after bloggers who post information on file sharing and TV sharing websites. I have heard a few people have been shut down for putting links to sites that are offering online TV services. So, why is that illegal I have no idea.

Since when file sharing has become as bad as drug dealing in this country that bloggers cannot even write about it. I understand that sharing files for free is harmful to artists and movie makers, but when you are pointing to these sites, you are just reporting and stating the facts. If you let people know that for instance an area in California is a haven for drug dealers, should you be shut down? Obviously, if you were the only one who knew that, then you would look suspicious, but such notion doesn’t really exist on the web. Millions of people use these free services as they either don’t afford cable TV or rather don’t want to pay $60 a month just to watch let’s say ESPN and not the other 249 channels. Why not allow people to pay just $5 or $10 for a couple of channels that they do actually watch and forget this nonsense that is cable TV or Satellite TV service plan. Of course, we are living in a real world and not a fantasy one, and what I just mentioned just happens in a fantasy world, or so it seems.

There is a saying that America loves lawsuits, and RIAA and their friends are taking full advantage of it. With wiretapping and torture dominating the news these days, what these guys are doing are going rather unnoticed. Of course, when somebody questions their tactics, they play the “illegal” and “crime” card. Unfortunately, there seems to be no winning argument for the P2P services these days, and Sweden all of a sudden looks like an ideal place to live in if you catch my drift.