Record-label hackers should wipe out the computers of people who swap MP3s. That’s the nuclear option Utah senator Orrin Hatch recommends. Meanwhile, peer-to-peer special ops have already begun. The courts have been busy – and are likely to get busier – with Recording Industry Association of America lawsuits. The labels have also quietly contracted elite gray-hat hackers and small computer security companies to thwart music file-sharing. According to one self-described anti-pirate, “It’s eye-for-an-eye time.” Here are some of the anti-P2P programs and their industry codenames.
Source & List Wired.com
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