kshunter,
you don't get it do you?
Just because it is being done dosn't make it right!
Now what do you do for a living?

Consider the following example:
John is in the Predator call business selling his calling CD's to make a living for himself and his family.
kshunter is in the grocery store business in the same city and block as John.
John shops at kshunter's store every week and pays for his purchases with the money he earns from selling his CD's.
kshunter copies Johns CD's for himself and no rolities go to John.
Eventually John has no income as everyone is copying his CD's.
John cannot pay his grocery bill!
Does kshunter give John food since John can no longer pay?
Why not kshunter took away John's ability to pay when he did not buy John's CD's

This example was "borrowed" from one describing Music in the exact same context.

kshunter if you are copying someones copywritten work and get caught(Yes I know it dosn't happen often but it does) the crime is finable and also carries the possibility of jail time depending on the size of the violation.
ASCAP and BMI are also going after the 2 Pier-pier networks you named just like they went after Napster!



Greg

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