College students being sued

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Originally Posted by Ai

Musicians make more money doing live shows and other promotions, anyway.

Yep... true for the majority of musicians. Unless they have no clue what they're doing.

We're not talking about musicians; we're talking about RIAA... which basically means wer're talking about companies... and many of them are huge companies with lots of lawyers and hi-profile contractees. Not that I think taking their music without paying is ethical; it's clearly not, and it's clearly problematic, especially to the mid-sized companies and the smaller companies that want to grow. Ripping music does cut into the profit margin, and that leads to fewer jobs in the industry. :p But since this can't really be regulated without draconian measures, it's up to them to redevelop their business models. Lawsuits will mainly serve to make people hate them.