>the spyware/montoring software/what we are talking about in this thread

If you read the top of the thread, you might see that this is about the AltNet Business concept that was introduced. I don't like it. I would have liked it as OptIn instead of OptOut and I would have liked it to be a flashing-yellow-blink-in-your-face Introduction instead of sneaking it in. But if you don't have more information than posted here, I don't see any reference to spyware.

>Kazaa monitors what you download

I would hope so. I would throw it off my HD the day I get in in the morning and KaZaa pops up a window saying "You downloaded ? Oh. Uhm. Well. Sorry, I misplaced it, care to download again ?"

>eats up RAM

I have Kazaa running right as I write this. It eats half a meg more than my browser. I think I can live with that. If you can't, better don't get any windows programs

>and eats up bandwidth

I hope it uses all it can get, I want my stuff fast. You can limit it in the options if you like. And if you dislike the AltNet variant, turn it off. I did.