I want to repeat this point because the issue is being clouded.


No one is after those who simply downloaded and played songs not originally made available by their copyright owners via the internet...even though they ARE party to illegal activity... being in receipt of stolen property.


The RIAA is after those who make it available to everyone else via file sharing services. Kinda like like the drug trade....going after dealers but not users.


Another thing I'll repeat. This discussion is already behind the times.


We now have several LEGAL internet distributors with payment mechanisms that compensate copyright holders, and more are popping up every month.

And the Senate Committee charged with looking at the RIAA's activites has strongly endorsed the property rights, and taken issue ONLY with due process in identifying "targets" and issuing subpoenas


So for those who are still adament that you can make copies of other people's work and distribute it via the internet, or who have rationalized this action in some way shape or form, by all means stick to your guns until the day you are charged with copyright infringement.

If writing ever becomes work I think I'm going to have to stop