[Leroy S. Mort]

If it's a peer-to-peer connection, how do they know who's downloading, unless they're one of the "peers"?

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

well I dont know how they do it, but if they can find out that you are sharing it then they will know that you are DOWNLOADING it

so hence my question.....are they only going after the people who share or are they going after the downloaders as well?

[frgoff]

The RIAA isn't going after people who download. They're going after people who UPLOAD. If you have more than 1000 songs in your upload library, you get on their lawsuit list.

The RIAA simply logs into the P2P service, tracks your IP number, and serves a subpoena on the ISP to get your address.

Don't fall for the poor innocent victim single Mom in this. The daughter is a hard core music uploader with at least 1000 songs in her upload library.