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Somebody sue Loudeye, please!
Filed in archive Companies by Marc on January 5, 2005

Somebody sue Loudeye, please!



Vigilantism sinks to a new low with ads and spyware from Overpeer, a unit of Loudeye. PC World did nice sleuthing to trace harmful files to Overpeer in the article "Risk Your PC's Health for a Song?". But they're missing the point - such vandalism is both unethical and illegal.



Why is a major public US company accepting the huge potential liability associated with this likely criminal activity? Even RIAA didn't take this bait. Did Overpeer management not vet this with their attorneys? Are they huge gamblers? Is RIAA funding the risk? Is there a press release in the future where Loudeye ceases this vigilantism and blames it on rogue Overpeer corporate unit activity?



Marc Freedman
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