I doubt that google can stop them even if they release the whole zoo.
G can also use patterns to know who placed the links, the webmaster himself or the some John the spammer
Hei manjack, what is the source of these informations?
There has been always a cat and mouse chase and always will be. Google will look for methods to kill the blackhatters and spammers and they will find methods to trick Google. This will never end period.