Quoted: Where there is a will, there is a way. RIAA is outgunned on this no matter what stauates the raise, etc. The polulation is becoming more "wired" everyday, exponentially as a matter of fact. In 10 years how many households will have web service? In 20, 30? P2P is here to stay and they will be hard pressed to stop it or even regulate it..
I am sure P2P services like WinMx, etc will be setting up shop "off shore".
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This will not be of any help to them. Setting up offshore will only help them save salaries. Companies like Sony, BMG (yes I know they are the same now) as well as others are covered under more international treaties that no matter where you go they can still get you if they catch you. That being said, I don't see that they will be wasting all that much time on the average file swapper of music and movies.
The only thing you would really have to watch is if your internet provider is filtering by port. They won't block it but they will report it to the RIAA or any software manufacturer that pays them to do so.
Symantec and McAfee are two that come to mind. The first thing that happens is that you will be contacted by your ISP and your service will be suspended if you don't uninstall the software or remove the protected files. Most of this is done by bogus software that the manufacturers put on the file sharing sites to bait you. It will then install and report itself to them as stolen so they can report you to your ISP. If you refuse to uninstall it, it will then a few days later report to the ISP that you have not removed it and they will shut you down. At this point you call and tell them that you have done nothing wrong and they give you the contact information of the offending companies law firm so he doesn't have to go to you.
<rant on>Buy the music, video, software that you want. Someone has worked for it. you wouldn't go to the corner store and steal from them, why would you do it to someone else?</rant>