[Huck]

What about song WRITERS? They aren't having the time of their lives. They aren't performers. They are writers who have legal rights against copyright violation. All the little thieves out there, young and old, are just that. Immoral, dishonest, THIEVES.

I subscribe to real rhapsody, which is a cheap and easy way to download music without picking someone else's pocket.

[pyx]

I was under the impression that this USSC case was about being able to sue the MANUFACTURER of a technology rather than the USER of a technology. Sorta like you wanting to sue Ford for $100's of millions claiming whiplash injuries, if I bumped your Lada's bumper with my trailer hitch while backing my F350 dually into a parking space at the local grocery.

[Tribune7]

All the little thieves out there, young and old, are just that. Immoral, dishonest, THIEVES.

Nope

[jayef]

Sorry Huck, but I don't feel a single pang of guilt about downloading music. Dishonest and immoral as that may be, your argument just doesn't persuade. Now, if you want to put some time and effort into figuring how to package your product so that it doesn't lose value once it flows out into the public realm . . . well then you have my support.

I'm sorry, but musicians and most entertainers just have too high of an opinion of themselves these days. I'm not sure that the guy who brought us "Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It" deserves to be a multi millionaire. So, I just don't feel bad when some pimple faced punk downloads some Fresh tracks. If you don't like it and it's no longer profitable for you . . . then stop doing it. Go make an honest living creating something of value that really can be stolen. Either that, or just keep pimping yourself to the advertising executives and the record company fat cats in hopes of making undeserved millions. The rest of us will just keep downloading your product and buying lottery tickets.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I subscribe to real rhapsody

I am suspect of anything offered by Real Networks and will not use Real Player. However, does Real Rhapsody allow downloading in MP3 format or do they use a DRM format like iTunes?