It's not about wanting stuff for free - it's about selling a product that people want, for a fair price, and MAKING SURE THE ARTISTS GET PAID TOO. None of the above is happening in the recording industry. A few select artists will make money - but those artists who live "high on the hog" usually do so on the "company credit"... once their records stop selling (either because the record company deems it, or they weren't any good in the first place) the mansions and the cars go back to the bank. After that, they have nothing.
It's not about wanting stuff for free - it's about selling a product that people want, for a fair price, Uh, when was the las ttime you were forced at gun point to pay too much for a CD you knew would suck anyway? Where do you get the idea that you should get something for a "fair price". It sounds nice, but until those who MAKE THE MUSIC decide to not be a part of the RIAA, then too bad. Hell, artists with millions upon millons, like the Rolling Stones, or the (living)Beatles, or Russel Simmons could never use RIAA resources again, and totally buck the system, making their own distribution outlets and whatnot. You people need to ask yourselves "WHY!, Why are the musicians not leaving the RIAA".