by michael1066 » 19 Apr 2011 03:53
It might also be worth keeping a running list of these rip-off version sites and sending them off to hosts files sites (such as MVPS Hosts and HPhosts) and request they add them to their updated hosts files, as well as to the major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing and have them red flag them in search results or better still remove them altogether. There are also tech sites that run lists of rip-off softwares to which you can get these lists added. It might also be worth creating a specialised blog dedicated to maintaining a regularly updated list of rip-off filed sharing clients called something simple like 'Fake File Sharing Clients' (dedicated to all clients, not only Shareaza) and could be a collaborative project between all the major genuine file sharing client teams, as that would would make it authoritative. It's a problem best tackled on multiple fronts and ripping away the scammers' traffic and getting them put on blacklists is certainly one front worth attacking.
Personally, I suspect the anti-piracy bunch (or agents on their behalf) are responsible for a great many of the rip-offs. It's an age old strategy...flood the market with counterfeits of the product you want to destroy to devalue it. The anti-pirates are the greatest pirates of all. These ones just wear suits.
My opinions are my own and do not represent that of Shareaza.