RIAA lawsuits, Unfair, unjust, and communist. Options

[sikdragon]

I just did some research finally and found out that the RIAA is only sueing people who shared more than 1000 files.
I was under the impression if it was people who had a lot of music on their computer. Don't you feel a lot safer now?

[*kryogenix*]

its not stolen because people arent taking credit for the music themselves. the way music has become so overpriced has made people not want to pay for it, hence, downloading.

and if they have to eat, they can either get another job like everyone who hasnt made it big yet or move back in with their parents =D

sorry, i feel no sympathy for the "singers" who get their music "stolen" because they make more than enough money as it is, and they should sing not for money but because they love it

and, uh, communism??! pshh

that argument is weak.

So what if they make enough money? What about the smaller bands, unsigned bands, etc.? Do you realize how discouraging it is to new artists? they put in their sweat and blood into creating an album, only to have some 10 year old girl download it for free. And did you know they have to spend a lot of money too? The record label takes a lot of money away from the artist.