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Piracy was before file sharing programs.. It will continue LONGGGGGGG after.

I think file sharing can actually do some good for new and unkown bands. Its a way of getting their music out to people that generally wouldn\'t buy a certain type of music yet still may be interested in listening to it.

The bill will not pass b/c the penalty is too stiff.  It makes p2p a felony.  Fritz Hollings can\'t pass this by himself.

I wouldn\'t mind paying per song when downloading... something like Apple has now, but there is no way I am going back to buying CD\'s where I only like 2 or 3 songs at the most.

What is this "newsgroup" you speak of?

Please enlighten me.

I\'d like to know too

Find a Usenet server. Search for the right words. Bingo.

The iTunes route is what we should have had as soon as music sharing became popular.  $1 = 1 song that\'s yours to burn or whatever that way you get the songs you want and even if the song sucks, you only lost $1, much better than losing $20 for 10 songs that are absolutely horrible.  iTunes for Windows -- November.  I\'ll download it and use it, even if as just a software utility for my iPod.

I think I have downloaded 20 songs or so since Napster etc.

Who\'s waiting for their subpoena?

RIAA\'s evil subpoena plan takes effect

"Bwahaha," say RIAA officials


By Tamlin Magee: Monday 21 July 2003, 09:37

THE RIAA, in yet another bid to cripple the wallets of anyone sharing mp3 files over p2p networks, is now doing as it promised it would: forcing ISPs to get harsh on p2p users.
The board has issued subpoenas to ISPs in the US which will force the ISPs to identify any customers who are using p2p networks, such as Kazaa or Grokster. Apparently, 75 subpoenas are being granted every day, and the RIAA has already issued a stonking 871 subpoenas.

According to Nielsen/NetRatings, there has recently been a very sudden drop in the number of users on file sharing networks: Kazaa in march had 17.4 million users, but over the space of 3 months it\'s traffic from home reached approximately 14 million, which is a decline of 20 percent or so.

Users who are found to be sharing a significant number of mp3 files could very well be in for penalties ranging from $750 to $150,000 for "damages." Quite a bit more than a price of a CD, I\'d say.

In related news, Boycott-RIAA has called for anti-RIAA rallies, following the introduction of the \'Author, Consumer, and Computer Owner Protection and Security (ACCOPS) Act of 2003\' bill, which, bluntly, makes it possible for file sharers to be thrown in jail. µ

Well, I never share anything. I just download.

Originally posted by Samwise
Well, I never share anything. I just download.

Me too!

Originally posted by Ryu
The iTunes route is what we should have had as soon as music sharing became popular.  $1 = 1 song that\'s yours to burn or whatever that way you get the songs you want and even if the song sucks, you only lost $1, much better than losing $20 for 10 songs that are absolutely horrible.  iTunes for Windows -- November.  I\'ll download it and use it, even if as just a software utility for my iPod.

Apple made a smart move w/iTunes.  Hey will your iPod play .ogg files and mp3s or just .aac?

I don\'t know about ogg, but all I upload to the thing is MP3\'s through my firewire card.