[rs79bm]

That's what the RIAA has wanted all along. It's the big Record Labels that want to squash Napster, Kazaa, et al.

And why is the RIAA making such a big deal out of this song-swapping business? Does anyone have any statistics that their sales have acually gone down in the last 5-7 years?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

And why is the RIAA making such a big deal out of this song-swapping business?

Because it represents a very large opportunity for the advancement of income for attorneys AND because the Big Record Labels want them to.

The RIAA doesn't sell anything. They are a marketing organization of lawyers. The Big Record Labels are the ones who have product to sell.

The RIAA is the attack dog that the Big Record Labels use to do their bidding.