Na het loggen door Metallica & Dr. Dre is er een nieuwe truc om Napster te 'saboteren': Cuckoo Eggs. De truc is om een MP3'tje te rippen of te downloaden en die dan na zo'n 30 seconden te veranderen in natuurgeluiden of andere dingen, zonder de filesize of de speeltijd aan te passen. De makers geven zelf duidelijk aan dat het illegaal is: "Are Cuckoo Eggs legal? - No"
Hieronder een paar leuke stukjes uit de FAQ:
How can Cuckoo Eggs be detected?
At present, Cuckoo Eggs are detectable only by actually listening to the file.Can Cuckoo Eggs be used abusively?
Yes. It is possible for malicious individuals to nefariously create Cuckoo Eggs out of copyrighted works that are not licensed for distribution online.How can I protect myself against Cuckoo Eggs?
By obtaining copyrighted material through official distribution channels. For most music, that means purchasing a CD either directly from the artists website (preferably) or through a retailer. For free MP3 files, download them from the artist's website or from a publisher such as MP3.com.What systems are vulnerable to Cuckoo Eggs?
Any peer-to-peer file sharing network that has no provisions for file authentication. Napster, Gnutella, and similar networks fall under this category.
Met dank aan Nick Lenten voor de link.