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My View
The RIAA is not making any money, and when a corporation isn't making money they start to panic. So what's the quickest way for them to make their money back? Sue the file-sharers. They're so money hungry that they're blind to something. The fact that consumers are smart now and they know the music industry is charging $17 for something that cost them less than $2 to make.
Even so, these files have copyrights, a law like any other law. And therefore the sharing of these files is illegal. But when I share files, I'm not making any money off of it, hence the share part of "file-sharing."
Almost all mp3 files have artist name and song title. And right there credit is given where credit is due. There are some files with missing or wrong information, and usually that's because someone's trying to avoid sharing something that really shouldn't be shared. (In the "It's illegal and you'll get fined lotsa money" sense.)
I play in a band and i would be thrilled if people wanted to download mp3's of our songs. When you play music to make lots of money, you're playing music for the wrong reasons.
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