Madster

Madster

Madster appeared in Napster's wake and was intended to be a P2P file sharing service.[1]

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Origin

According to John Deep, the Madster software was originally inspired by his daughter's use of instant messaging software.[1] His idea was to combine instant messaging with file sharing.[1] John Deep's daughter Aimee had an interest in providing privacy to her online friends; instant messaging was lacking when it came to privacy protection.[2]

Features

The Madster service was initially called Aimster, but it was later renamed to Madster due to concerns that the Aimster name infringed AOL's AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) trademark.[3] The Madster software allowed users to share files via instant messaging services.[3] Around March 2001, support for encrypted network communications was included in a new release of the Madster software (at the time, the Aimster name was still in use.)[4] Among other things, the Madster service hoped that the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act would have the effect of prohibiting others from monitoring the encrypted Madster network communications.[4] In addition, the Madster operators argued that the encryption meant that they could not be aware of any copyright infringement that took place.[5] At one point, the company announced a premium service that was available for US$4.95 per month.[3]

Recording industry collaboration

In 2000, for a short time, Capitol Records authorized Madster (which was called Aimster at the time) to provide some Radiohead video files on the service's Web site and to release a skin for the Madster software that had a Radiohead theme.[6] This collaboration was done for the purpose of promoting a new Radiohead album.[6]

Legal difficulties and shutdown

In December of 2002, the company was ordered by a federal judge to disconnect its computer systems from the Internet.[7] The injunction to disconnect was upheld in June 2003 by the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.[5] In particular, it was found that Madster's support of encrypted file sharing was "willful blindness" and was not a valid defense with regard to copyright infringement.[5] At the same time, a company could avoid copyright liability if it was "highly burdensome" for the company to detect and prevent copyright infringement.[5] In January of 2004, the US Supreme Court refused without explanation to hear the lower court's ruling.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Klein, Alec (2001-02-25), Going Napster One Better, The Washington Post, p. A01, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A49314-2001Feb24, retrieved 2010-11-17 
  2. ^ Borland, John (2001-05-23). "File trading: A family affair - CNET News". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/2009-1082-258155.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 
  3. ^ a b c D'Errico, Richard A. (2002-01-25). "Aimster changes name to resolve AOL suit". The Business Review. http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2002/01/21/daily58.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  4. ^ a b "Aimster fights record industry with its own fuel - CNET News". CNET News. 2001-03-02. http://news.cnet.com/Aimster-fights-record-industry-with-its-own-fuel/2009-1023_3-253496.html. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  5. ^ a b c d Festa, Paul (2003-06-30). "Court: Anonymous P2P no defense - CNET News". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/Court-Anonymous-P2P-no-defense/2100-1025_3-1022462.html?tag=mncol;txt. Retrieved 2010-11-24. 
  6. ^ a b Borland, John (2000-09-26). "Major label breaks file-trading boycott - CNET News". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/2100-1023-246267.html. Retrieved 2010-12-07. 
  7. ^ a b McCullagh, Declan (2004-01-13). "High court turns deaf ear to Aimster - CNET News". CNET News. http://news.cnet.com/High-court-turns-deaf-ear-to-Aimster/2100-1028_3-5139938.html. Retrieved 2010-11-17. 

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