[ctlpdad]

i wonder if this article is intended to promote file swapping by listing resources, r deter it by mentioning the lawsuit?

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[ChadGore]

What part of "Seller sets the price" don't they get ?

[rwfromkansas]

Amen students. Keep on keeping on.

[vpintheak]

Heaven forbid that a person actually gets money for what they produce! This is theft pure and simple and should be punished to the fullest extent of the law!

[arielb]

imagine what will happen to saddam hussein's mp3 collection!

[Minutemen]

"This is exactly like going to the library. Do I have to pay to check out a book?"

By that reasoning, I shouldn't have to pay the dealer for an automobile either. After all, I just want to "borrow" a car for awhile.

[Paul C. Jesup]

How does the RIAA expect to gain fear and respect if it sues for example, a single college student for 97.8 BILLION DOLLARS!!

The judge who does get this case is going to look at the RIAA lawyers and say,"you are asking FOR HOW MUCH!?!', he or she then is going to throw out the case and maybe FINE the RIAA.

Even the 9th curcuit is NOT this crazy.

[MississippiMan]

The logic the downloaders quoted is obviously silly, but the recording industry has lost this battle. Although I cannot defend the principle of the theft involved, I must be honest and say that I also have no sympathy whatsoever for the recording industry. They have consistently done everything in their power, for decades, to kill every digital recording technology that has arisen. This one came out of nowhere, too quickly for them to muscle people.

MM

[HighWheeler]

""I'm not scared," says UCLA history major Ean Plotkin, 21, who says he still downloads regularly. "The record labels will never be able to stop downloading. It's too widespread."

If this guy has any brain, he would have made up that name and age for the writer.

[Jhoffa_]

It's called "theft"..

[daddypatriot]

I'm not into music (hell I can't even play an old style juke box), but I sure would like to buy a set of the playing cards the military is handing out in Iraq. The ones with the Hussein criminal gang's pictures on the cards. If anyone comes up with a sales outlet please let me know. I just want one pack of the cards. I imagine someone is going to make a fortune selling them. Probably the Chinese. Thanks for your help.

[Amerigomag]

Vocal performing artists should be entitled to the protection of their work product at a live performance.

When these same performers sell a recording of their work product they should be subject to the fair use doctrine after a reasonably short period of time.

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

"In fact, he says, he doesn't see it as theft. "This is exactly like going to the library. Do I have to pay to check out a book? I'm just listening to the song, not selling it."

Bad analogy. I don't work for a record company -- never have and never plan to -- however, one borrows a book from a library -- there is no ownership in borrowing a book (unless you copy the entire book, using your scanner or a traditional photocopier).

On the other hand, when you download a song, you do, in effect, own the song. Sure, you may not have (or own) the cover art (if any cover art exists), but not only do you have the song itself, but you also have the song (or file) in a format which can be archived indefinitely.

Do I see downloading MP3's as illegal? In most cases, you bet. Does it stop me from downloading them myself? Not a chance.

[Extremist]

If mp3 sharing discourages just one person from becoming the next Justin Timberlake, I'm all for it!!

[unixfox]

In fact, he says, he doesn't see it as theft.

If by chance he ever records a hit song I would bet he would change his tune.