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Did you know that the author to the lyrics to a song is paid up to 200 time as much (typicaly 20 times) as the artist that provids the vocal (the part that sells).

The reason the artist doesn't get paid anything much is because it isn't worth anything.

How many people would download lyrics to a song and think nothing of it?

If your mother coppies a recipe from a book or newspaper and sends it to a friend or uses it herself, should that be illegal?

IMHO, this intellectual property crap has gotten way out of hand. And that comes from a guy that has both patented gadgets and written and published music.

People have been copying music for years, making tapes, giving them to friends. That doesn't even hit the radar. This is mass-distribution that replaces the need for anyone to ever buy it. I don't have to know someone who would copy it for me, I just go online and get it from a stranger anywhere. It is all about scale.