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they understand piracy just fine...
my conclusion is that the industry does nto care about stoping piracy. look at every solution they are pushing publically...
DMCA, INDUCE, suing their own customers, DRM, etal... none of these solutions really stop (or even signifigantly curb piracy). Even shutting down P2P completly wont do anything about real piracy. There is no proof that it would increase their sales... so why bother?

Shutting down P2P is not about Piracy, it's abotu distribution control. Up until recently, it was very hard for an artist to be heard, especially on a national or world level. With the Advent of P2P, it's now very easy for an artist to be indipendant and still heard.
If more and more artists realize this, the music industry is no longer needed. Their ability to milk artist for their life's work and pay them almost nothing, while raking in millions, will be at an end.
After the the music industry will either need to play fairly or go out of business... the last thing they want to do is to have to pay the artists fair compensation for being allowed to distribute their works.
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Such a shame...  Leidenfrost | 07/27/04
well...  ryusen | 07/28/04
Guilty until forced to settle  Anton Philidor | 07/27/04
Want a roomate?  Xunil_Sierutuf | 07/27/04
This should send a clear message to PIRATES  realitycheck101 | 07/27/04
Actually  Linux User 147560 | 07/27/04
Of course  GMTobias | 07/27/04
Stop complaining  rkadowns | 07/27/04
It's worse  AbsolutelyNot | 07/27/04
actually  buxxmaster | 07/27/04
ever heard of IP SPOOFING  V Sanders | 07/28/04
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
RIAA is thinks its god  nograin | 07/27/04
Think Of All The Namby Pamby RIAA  ParadigmOdyssey | 07/27/04
Dont put your Fair-use copy Onto The Internet  ParadigmOdyssey | 07/27/04
"Honorable" Denny Chin is an RIAA Puppet  claytonmuhler | 07/27/04
He could have done worse...  Anton Philidor | 07/28/04
Gawd, I can't stand the whining in here.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 07/27/04
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
I checked Canada for country on kazaa, am I safe?  cybershoplifter | 07/28/04
Piracy, in terms even the RIAA should be able to understand  tamuhockey | 07/28/04
Ironically, you have described the strategy of more than music distribution  AbsolutelyNot | 07/28/04
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
Privacy gets it's head crapped on once again...  BitTwiddler | 07/28/04
Opinion  calblee133@... | 08/11/04

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