[Mister Magoo]

While your arguments are on point, you still haven't proposed a viable solution. The RIAA cannot stop file-swapping. They have tried for 5 years, and it has grown exponentially. There is nothing the RIAA can do about it. They must apply their efforts to realizing income from alternative sources or their clients will suffer.

[Poohbah]

While your arguments are on point, you still haven't proposed a viable solution.

If you don't like the RIAA's position, then don't buy their products--but don't steal them, either.

The RIAA cannot stop file-swapping. They have tried for 5 years, and it has grown exponentially. There is nothing the RIAA can do about it.

Yup. It's why this country's going to eventually crash--freedom requires self-restraint, something that we've spent 50 years or so not bothering to teach.

They must apply their efforts to realizing income from alternative sources or their clients will suffer.

OK, then you're basically saying that a portion of the purchase price of all storage media goes to the RIAA.

When the price goes to "free," there is no way to compete.

[palmer]

He has proposed a solution: a new tax to benefit politically connected record companies. I will have to pay it since I use recordable CD's but have never downloaded a single illegal song (I subscibe to emusic.com).