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The RIAA will never stop the downloading of music, therefore it's useless to sue people for it.
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I shudder to think of the logical extension of this argument.
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That's what brings me to the conclusion that all they want is money. They could care less about the rights of the musicians or whatever. It's all about the money, just as is about everything else in America.
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Of course it's about the money. What else would it be about? No one is arguing that the RIAA has taken the role of the moral police to teach us that stealing is bad. They are protecting their business intrests the same as any other company. They are just getting a bad rap because they're easy to pick on and this is a very widespread fight. Are they wrong in their methadology? Yes and no. Yes, because they are alienating the very customers the want to purchase their music. No, because they have no other (legal) recourse of action.
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I mean dosen't anyone else find it the least bit idiotic that the RIAA sued a 12 year old girl?
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Is it wrong to sue a 12 year old? This question is irrelavant. The RIAA is suing her parents. This is just a straw man designed to win a weak argument using distractionary tactics to pull at our emotions. The ISP was the parents name. No one is suing children for downloading music. They are suing the parents responsible for the actions of their children.
I truly wish there is a better way, but I can't find it. I've been in discussions for 4 years now about how this would all come to a head, and here we have it. This beast is of our own creation. We are reaping what we have sown.