AudioGalaxy has been shut down by the RIAA (with the help of the American judicial system
). It starts, you search, you get results but they're all blocked. All of them.
They will probably flounder around and try to satisfy the conditions that will let them reopen (explicit permission for
each song by
each artist) but they will eventually join Napster in P2P heaven. It looks as if, for now, the RIAA will continue to fight the Hydra.
Which brings up a recurring thought:
Eventually, the RIAA will realize the futility of going after the P2P's. Will they then go after the P2P users? No. Equally futile.
What they might do is get the filetype MP3 declared illegal (I'm sure that is on their agenda) and go after the MP3 players ... both manufactured and on line. That's us.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're
NOT out to get you.
CVIII