The net effect of the recent lawsuits by the music publishers has been to push file sharing further underground. It is not a surprise to see new and established peer to peer software vendors taking measures to protect privacy. People working in digital rights management ought to take note. There is a much greater need for privacy then is typically assumed, and not merely by people who want to break the law. If the evidence of internet access is used in file sharing lawsuits, it may well also be used for industrial espionage, background checks, divorce proceedings, tax investigations, and more. A system of digital rights that requires that you produce your identity cannot work. I repeat, a system of digital rights that requires that you produce your identity cannot work.
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