[wizzler]

This is not about the "RIAA" or any other single organization. Think about all this in terms of individuals -- people who depend on the protection provided by copyright to feed their kids -- and maybe you'll start seeing things differently.

There is a clear line between right and wrong. When you're in the wrong, no amount of justifying or rationalization gets you over onto the other side of the line.

[Houmatt]

This is not about the "RIAA" or any other single organization.

Like hell.

Think about all this in terms of individuals -- people who depend on the protection provided by copyright to feed their kids

Name one. Or at least admit you have no idea what you are talking about.

[BlazingArizona]

Think about all this in terms of individuals -- people who depend on the protection provided by copyright to feed their kids -- and maybe you'll start seeing things differently.

The actual creators of the music have been beefing for years about how tiny their cut of the CD price is after the gross has been filtered through the kidneys of innumerable Hollywood middlemen. They have found that the only creative thing in Tinseltown is the accounting. They're going to be first to support any online sales scheme that gives them a larger percentage of a lower price. Look at the runaway success of Apple Music Store, which is just the first attempt at such a scheme.