Suing College Students for illegal music downloading

Recently, and controversially, the recording industry has switched tactics in its fight against illegal downloading. Despite fear of a public relations debacle, it is planning to sue student downloaders.

[willie]

Are these college students selling the downloaded music? Comparing Loretta Lynn's success to what these students are doing is a far reach IMO. I don't download anything but I have copied a lot of music on tape and converted it to CD for my own personal use. I have Zero guilt feelings and even less sympathy for these poor soon to be destitute artists, managers, agents and anyone else that isn't making as big a fortune as they think they deserve. If I sold it then that is a different story.

[Elle]

Hear this PFgal, they're coming for ya! Please don't take me down with ya!

Originally posted by tys_mommy
Please don't take me down with ya!

Now there's a proposition for ya.

I'm sorry guys, buy the CD's, they aren't that expensive anymore.

[Elle]

Originally posted by justhangn
I'm sorry guys, buy the CD's, they aren't that expensive anymore.

I know but why wast $15+ on a CD when honestly you only want 1 (maybe 3 tops) songs off of it, when it is readily avilable online.

Originally posted by tys_mommy
I know but why wast $15+ on a CD when honestly you only want 1 (maybe 3 tops) songs off of it, when it is readily avilable online.

Oddly, I seem to be able to find people who have that CD that I want with three songs on it and they always let me pirate the songs from the CD.

[Elle]

Originally posted by justhangn
Oddly, I seem to be able to find people who have that CD that I want with three songs on it and they always let me pirate the songs from the CD.

You better watch out they'll be inserting chips into CDs and monitoring that soon, then they'll be out to get ya for that.

Originally posted by tys_mommy
You better watch out they'll be inserting chips into CDs and monitoring that soon, then they'll be out to get ya for that.

Gotcha, I guess that will be right before they put those chips in our necks at birth to monitor our every move. :eek:

[vraiblonde]

Originally posted by justhangn
Oddly, I seem to be able to find people who have that CD that I want with three songs on it and they always let me pirate the songs from the CD.

Me too - they're called Kazaa buddies. Millions and millions of friends...

I don't know why the recording companies don't just put their catalogs online and charge per song. I'd pay if there were something like that.

Originally posted by vraiblonde
I don't know why the recording companies don't just put their catalogs online and charge per song. I'd pay if there were something like that.

There are several out there, so I've been told.

On 98 Rock this morning they were talking about this and had download and paid for a song but could NOT cut it to CD.