[steve-b]

Show a way we can keep the current definition of fair use and still stop the massive distributions of illegal MP3s.

I already did: prosecute people who break the law. The fact that not all violators will be caught is irrelevant -- a few well-publicized examples will scare most of the casual bootleggers straight.

Look, I understand that after eight years of the Clowntoon Crime Cabal it's easy to fall into the cynical belief that most people are crooks. It just ain't so.

[discostu]

How do you catch them? You're presenting a goal. Goals are nice but without a method they're just campaign promises. WOD gets a couple of well publicized busts a month, hasn't slowed down that industry, why would it slow down this one? It's impossible to catch all violators, that's known but it should be possible to catch the top 10%. Given the way the internet works, and the way corporate LANs work that's not an easy nut to crack.