[longtermmemmory]

what about the fact that once a person is paid the ORIGINAL copyright fee, after that copyright law stops. Therein lies fair use. This is not about swapping this is about eliminating fair use.

Those that have ripped their cd's are not violating the law. Those that have shared their rips with their neighbors are not violating the law.

[visualops]

Well, it doesn't really work like that. But, fair use generally entails that, for instance, your friends and family can come to your house and listen to music with you, without paying a fee to do so. It's also generally assumed you should be able to make copies for your car or portable player, or create your own compilations, just as one can with cassette tapes.