RIAA Protest
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Greetings member/members of the RIAA. Is punishing people for sharing music getting out of control? Furthermore, is it ethical to sue random users on the internet for downloading and sharing music files? In some cases, the answer is yes; in others, the answer is no. Here's a point of interest: it is somewhat strange that all of a sudden you, the RIAA as a whole, is kicking up such a big fuss over Napster and Kazaa software and their users.
What gives you the right to punish people for sharing music files? You regulate this, but you want 100% control, which you have never had or ever will. For instance, in the 1980s, the RIAA wasn't suing people for copying cassettes and giving them to people. You were suing those who were illegally selling them, which I personally agree with. In the 1990s, the RIAA wasn't suing people for burning cds; once again, you were suing just those who were re-selling them illegally...