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it's about the $$
The MPAA, the RIAA & the software industry all know that there is wholesale copying of "copyrighted" material in other countries.

They aren't as worried about that copying as they are about little Suzy's downloading because they know that people in those countries will never be able to pay the astronomical prices they can demand for their products in America.

In America if little Suzy whines loud enough and long enough Suzy's mom will pay what ever price the RIAA demands to satisfy Suzy's demand for the latest "one hit wonders" got-to-have-it albumn.

The reason for this is the same as the reason Microsoft is considering selling "bundled OS & Office" packages overseas at a fraction of the American price and pharmaceutical companies sell "generic drugs" overseas for less than the same drug sells for here. The rest of the world can't, won't pay the high prices we will, therefore we pay for the programing, the research, the design costs and the rest of the world gets the same products for "production costs".

Short of a law demanding that American companies sell products to Americans at a comparable price to what they sell those same products overseas, this will not change. And even if such a law was passed it wouldn't lower our costs it would only further expand the trade deficit by reducing our exports. Someone has to pay the million dollar salaries of entertainers, someone has to cover the cost of R&D and only we, the Americans, can afford it.

Bjorn A Freeman
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Jail?  tamuhockey | 07/28/04
well,  ryusen | 07/27/04
*yawn  M_c | 07/27/04
I'm so glad  Chad_z | 07/27/04
I agree  johnnyu | 07/28/04
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"Honorable" Denny Chin is an RIAA Puppet  claytonmuhler | 07/27/04
He could have done worse...  Anton Philidor | 07/28/04
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Then, for as long as you can  AbsolutelyNot | 07/27/04
Then feel free to leave.  James T. Kirk | 07/28/04
You whine us pirates growl !!!!  cybershoplifter | 07/28/04
Then leave...  Nullifidian | 07/28/04
then stop whinning about it (nt)  ryusen | 07/28/04
Foolish Pirates think whining will save their Azz...  realitycheck101 | 07/27/04
You, sir  ObiWayneKenobi | 07/27/04
You whine us pirates growl !!!!  cybershoplifter | 07/28/04
I have no problem with *IAA  ctk76 | 07/27/04
Question for consumers  johnek_z | 07/27/04
the mistake being made  V Sanders | 07/28/04
Bigger mistake  AbsolutelyNot | 07/28/04
it's about the $$  bjornafreeman@... | 07/28/04
next virus will probably automaticaly download  V Sanders | 07/28/04
Anyone affiliated with the RIAA can rot in HELL  Protector | 07/28/04
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Piracy, in terms even the RIAA should be able to understand  tamuhockey | 07/28/04
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they understand piracy just fine...  ryusen | 07/28/04
right on the head  tamuhockey | 07/28/04
Still time to sue music industry on MAP pricing scheme  FilledOut | 07/28/04
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