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CNET News.com's Washington watcher Declan McCullagh explains how congressional and recording industry pressure may soon force the Justice Dept. to begin putting P2P software pirates behind bars.

DAMN STRAIGHT

I agree with this. This is the sole reason, actors, musicians, and other professionals are not getting paid right. Only one person is buying a CD or DVD and it just goes out throughout the neighborhood, and further. It's crazy. People should not be paying Napster or Kazaa and other sites to download, like that was a solution. The actors and musicians are still not getting paid, the site is. Major BS.

[tech_junky48]

In case you haven't been paying attention, napster is now a legal web-based music store. They pay royalties.

http://riaa.com/toolsforparents.php?content_selector=legal_music_sites

napster is 10th on the list.

kazaa users

I know a couple of citizens that are using the Kazaa lite program and downloading thousands of music files, pictures, and pornography. I don't agree at all with kazaa users, It is stealing!! They don't share after they download something and they think they will never get caught. How do you report someone?? Please email me at [e-mail] Thank you.

Are you serious?

1. If you actually try to "report" someone for not using kazaa and not sharing files, you should be imprisoned for breathing my air.

2. Do you really think that by eliminating filesharing the recording and film industries will gain more revenue? I'll be the first to tell you that the only thing that would change would be a rapid decrease in the amount of new music I consume. There is no way that those who are file sharing will start buying more CD's and DVD's in lieu of not being able to download music and films anymore.

3. Do you really feel like actors and musicians aren't paid enough? I think you may need a reality check. I think they can afford to cough up a few free mp3's to fans every once in awhile.
I'd rather give my money to a Napster or a Kazaa than to any celebrity. As least the people who made those programs do something for a living, instead of just looking pretty.

4. Nobody pays for kazaa.

5. Long live P2P file sharing!

[waldolc]

Wow! Actors, musicians, directors and the like make up a greater portion of the 1%ers in this country that hold most of the capital. What do you mean they don't get paid right?

[contentcreator--2008]

If you think that you should be able to steal your movies just because a couple of badly-behaved actors make a lot of money, I invite you to sit through the ENTIRE credits after a major feature film such as Transformers. You are stealing from each and every name on that list, and plenty more who aren't. And believe me, they aren't making $20 million per picture.

To those who claim they download because they don't like the material enough to pay --- why are you watching, then? You don't set the price. If you don't want to pay, don't watch. After you're bored enough, maybe you'll pay to watch something. One $10 ticket is more than 1000 stolen views. Nobody is obligated to provide you with free entertainment.

[tech_junky48]

I knew nothing good would come out of Clinton, and I was right!

[carwaterguide]

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