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Ooh one guy with 57 songs, yeah that's really slowed things down. BTW do we know if this person illegally copied songs before? If they did before have they stopped now that iTunes is up? If the answer to either of those question is no then they provide zero evidence to support your claim.

And you still are defending thieves. You're just unwilling to admit it. You use their BS rhetoric then when confronted with what you're doing you deny. Very Clintonian, an accusation you're fond of throwing around.

I haven't defended thieves, and I will not. THe law is the law.

For the sixth time now - maybe you'll get it - my assertion does not relate to legality of swapping. My assertion is that laws will not slow or stop swapping and may even increase it; further, there are models that WILL slow swapping. The guy who downloaded 57 songs was just one guy out of all those who have downloaded over a million songs. Why do you become so emotionally heated because I my idea to stop sharing is different than yours?

Now, if you can somehow tell me why that assertion defends thieves, have at it! lol

Ooh one guy with 57 songs, yeah that's really slowed things down. BTW do we know if this person illegally copied songs before? If they did before have they stopped now that iTunes is up? If the answer to either of those question is no then they provide zero evidence to support your claim.

Are you claiming that people who are swapping now wouldn't buy the music if availiable in a more consumer-friendly model? That would be incorrect. Many people swap because the current model is unfriendly, and the music industry doesn't want to change it. Many people will buy with a more friendly model. Price isn't the only issue. Convenience, quality and loyalty are also variables in the consumer equation with music. You get the more friendly model, and people will buy, because they'll want something that's more convenient, that has better quality then downloaded music, and because they want their favorite artists to be happy and make more music. The consumer wants to define the goods and services. I don't agree that file swapping is the correct way to get things changed, but with the music industry, it seems to be the only way (and the music industry still isn't getting it. If they don't adapt to consumer wants, they won't stay up for much longer. Basic economics will take over, and the model will shift to online services such as the one Mac has, and the artists will shift to those that arn't afraid of the internet model).

-The Hajman-