RIAA claims Box.Net for pirated user-distributed content

Having received $ 105 million from LimeWire, the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) drew attention to the Box.net cloud service, which provides users with the ability to store any files on their servers, opening up access to their files if they wish. Box.net representatives have so far argued that the claim filed by the RIAA is a standard complaint against users who distribute illegal content. However, there is evidence that the RIAA filed a lawsuit, not a simple complaint.

It may well be that the RIAA will launch a formal investigation to determine the circumstances of the distribution of files with illegal music files by Box.net users. In general, there is nothing surprising in the fact that out of thousands of users of this resource, someone saved some kind of music, and opened access to it.
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Generally speaking, the main idea of ​​Box.net is to provide corporate users with a reliable tool for hosting and transferring any files. From the very beginning, the creators of the service have positioned it as a completely legal service that will make life easier for all those who deal with a large amount of data that must be constantly exchanged. The idea caught on, and now Box.net is used in more than 10 thousand companies.

Naturally, someone could preserve music without a second thought about the violation of someone's rights there. Nevertheless, the RIAA sees in these actions of users a very serious offense and is going to make some more money and is going to strictly follow the letter of copyright law. So far, it is unclear how this unpleasant story for Box.net can end, but the RIAA will not just give up such a case, that's for sure.

Via mashable