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I won't deny that I have downloaded songs on my computer. However, the assumption that I would have bought a CD if I did not have the option of downloading it is completely false. If I couldn't download it, I simply wouldn't listen to it. Or, alternatively, I would have taped it off the radio, or found someone who actually had the CD and borrowed it. I can see why the RIAA dislikes digital music, but it isn't like this is a new problem for them. It's just that now they feel they can finally target people. Honestly, how many people do you know who back in the days before CDs had mix tapes? I suspect those people didn't own all the tapes with those songs. I'm not saying I recognize that music "pirating" is illegal, but how is making a mix on my computer different than borrowing a CD from someone and making a mix tape? Or is the RIAA going to start getting warrents next, to root through people's music collections, and sue them for any mixes?
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