ok ill take your last staement first. it is up to us as consumers to demand better prices, business practices and so on. if your local supermarket has an issue with say the handicapped would you say something to them YES YOU WOULD! its your god given right to decide what you spend your money on,for or who. now down the list no they should have a set standard for all. newsflash!!! the RIAA doesnt own a SINGLE COPYWRITE! they are just spokes people for the record industry. no the riaa went after people who didnt downlaod anything. some didnt even have a computer yet the riaa demanded monies from them. i download music all the time for my own personal enjoyment did i break the law?? yes. do i realy care about what the riaa thinks of it..no!! here is the difference. i dont share or upload music or movies. i grab them watch/listen to them and delete it if its not worth keeeping. im not bashing you or your comments i just pointing out a few flaws. does the RIAA serve a legal purpose? that remains to be seen. now ill get labeled as a law breaker or pirate. but i have been doing the same thing for over 30 years and i wont change one bit for them. i do support the artist's and such. i do buy alot of music as well. but i cant see paying $17.99 for a CD with maybe one or two songs i like and the rest is junk.

i am a ham radio operator and im proud of those folks in oregon for the work they did. 73 de W1DPC