One last note:
Music is art, an extension of ourselves. Major label record companies do not sell art, they sell 50 cents of plastic at $15 because they see music as an industry they can control. Maybe 5% of your $15 will end up going to the artist. The artists (Metallica, Dre) that complain about napster obviously care a great deal about the money involved with their art, rather than the art itself. Perhaps because they are also producers, in the business of selling 50 cents of plastic at $15? Maybe.

The RIAA is a joke. the RIAA does not represent your favorite music artists. They represent rich record executives. These are the fat cats who make profit from the other 95% of cd sales. These people are so filthy rich, the only thing they know how to do is squabble over how rich they are and how they dont want anything to happen to their wealth and power. There's more to life than money fellas. Also may I say I applaud the lawsuit bought by 26 states against the big 5 music labels for cd price fixing and violating anti-trust laws. This is a great positive step towards decentralization of power in these companies.

"This I say to you, what I say is true: emotions aren't a product to sell and cannot be consumed." (-Jesse Michaels)