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...Fighting online file-swapping would be laughable if they weren't doing it so brutally: targeting kids and college students (who can't afford to challenge the ridiculous lawsuits). File-sharing is not the artist's enemy. Eminem had the most-downloaded album last year. It was also the highest-selling album of the year. Overpriced CDs and a cruel, pointless campaign to alienate fans are the artists' enemy. The RIAA must embrace file-sharing or die (I vote die). Brian Dollerhide Wasilla, Alaska...
...shell, there is nothing the RIAA "can" do. Sure, for now they can file lawsuits against 14-year-old children until the cows come home, but there will come a point when the hilarity of that situation will in itself discredit the RIAA. It is a losing battle and unless the record industry plans on spending hundreds of millions of dollars employing hundreds of techs to keep one step ahead of the growing peer-to-peer alliance, they may as well just eat the cost they claim to be incurring now. I for one would...
...Nothing. The RIAA is going to go kicking and screaming into the night, ruining the lives of teenagers and college students until it finally goes broke, and everyone's surprised that there's still music and still musicians. Here's a better plan: There are 45 million file-sharers in the US. Why don't we elect some legislators who aren't bought by big business and get them to rewrite IP and patent laws to something a little less draconian? Josh Block Boulder, Colo...
...same CD can be purchased at an online store for 14 euros ($15 approx.). So where does the extra 28-60% difference in price go? To the artist? Not! The large record company does not care about the artist; their primary concern is to their shareholder. I use file sharing for rarities, for songs released as singles, B-sides, etc. and occasionaly for albums. But I will still purchase an original work if the price is right and the artist is worth it. Aidan Kelly Ireland...
...idea that file sharing is the only cause of the decline in record sales in the last few years is ludicrous. The industry has continued to alienate fans through a recession with high prices, cheap gimmicks, and a lack of support for quality artists. They have brought this on themselves and only exacerbate the situation with lawsuits. Accept it. Music was meant to be shared. Heath Huff Texas...