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Thread ID: 42293 2004-02-06 21:28:00 FYI for kazaa users Icarus (3936) Press F1
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213348 2004-02-06 21:28:00 Read this today: Sharman Networks, the creators of the Kazaa file sharing network, found their offices and homes raided today by Australian music industry "investigators", who also raided two Universities and several additional businesses. Sharman networks says the raids were a "a knee-jerk reaction by the recording industry to discredit" the company. -

More on: www.broadbandreports.com
Icarus (3936)
213349 2004-02-06 22:30:00 Wow - I always thought that "raids" could only be carried out by duly authorised officers of the courts - i.e. warranted policepersons. Do these "inspectors" have special powers in Kiwiland?

P.s. I don't use KaZaa
Rogerwilco (4455)
213350 2004-02-06 22:31:00 Sorry - for "inspectors" read "investigators" Rogerwilco (4455)
213351 2004-02-06 22:44:00 But is the investigators actions legal? mark.p (383)
213352 2004-02-07 01:41:00 > Do these "inspectors" have special powers in Kiwiland?

They might do one day. Time to buy some guns maybe.
PoWa (203)
213353 2004-02-07 03:08:00 a bigger microwave wuld work...
chuck the hdd in there for 10 mins will definately cripple it and render it unreadable wont it?

i dont use kazaa i use shareaza...only to download addons for styles xp.....thats ok aint it?
csinclair83 (200)
213354 2004-02-07 04:13:00 > a bigger microwave wuld work...
> chuck the hdd in there for 10 mins will definately
> cripple it and render it unreadable wont it?

Nope.
Its in a metal can.
The can exceeds a wavelength in size and will reflect most of the energy. Any absorbed energy will be absorbed by the outer case, and not the magnetic media. Eventually it may get hot enough, if the microwave isn't destroyed first.

There is a difference between magnetic waves needed to erase HDD material and microwaves. Many orders of magnatudes in frequency difference.
godfather (25)
213355 2004-02-07 04:18:00 ahh then movies arent helpful coz i watched a movie and this guy put a pile of cds in 1 microwave and a hdd in another (maybe he tweaked it) but yea... csinclair83 (200)
213356 2004-02-07 04:54:00 > ahh then movies arent helpful coz i watched a movie
> and this guy ...

I watched a movie where this guy was flying the Starship Enterprise, and thats turned out to be untrue as well. What a surprise.

You really should not believe everything in movies you know.
godfather (25)
213357 2004-02-07 04:56:00 i dont beleive in everything but when u see a normal microwave and a normal cd/hdd then yeah....u could even consider can it work if u really do it? csinclair83 (200)
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