Littering College Campuses About The "Dangers" Of File Sharing

from the like-that-will-help dept

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) is taking a page from its sister organization, the RIAA, and are getting ready to litter non-US college campuses with pamphlets talking about the evils of file-sharing. Instead of focusing on the moral & legal reasons they oppose file sharing (a tactic that doesn't ring true with anyone - partly because it isn't really true), it sounds like this is a FUD campaign. They talk about how file sharing slows down networks, and even claim that some unnamed people at some unnamed universities "can't even get on the Internet" because of all the file sharing. They also point out that (oooh, scary) using such a system makes you "more vulnerable" to viruses and "other digital intrusions". So, now, I guess they're just trying to scare people away from file sharing. It's amazing how hard they're working and how much money they're spending to shut down a great distribution system that was handed to them for free. In the list of all-time short-sighted moves, this one remains near the top.