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File Share THIS!

Well boys and girls...it's time to consider the pros and cons of getting a few free songs off the internet. It seems the RIAA is having a little hissy-fit and is suing little girls and little boys....which in turn, obviously affects the parents. According to this article, people who download "allot" of music (over 1,000 songs) can be sued for as much as $150,000 PER SONG. Then again, it sounds like a scare tactic to get people to settle out for a "measly" $2,000 or $3,000.

Let's figure this out here shall we?

--average CD length...........................12 songs
--average CD cost...............................$15

--12 songs into 1,000.........................83 CDs worth

--83 CDs cost......................................$1,245

Sounds to me like buying the CD's would be a little bit more worth it. That's good news for people like Aaron who could never get a file sharing program to work. That's bad news for just about everyone else who didn't really know the legal ramifications of file sharing. And how should we have known with the RIAA saying it's illegal (but why wouldn't they say that? They are a money-hungry corporation who is losing money) and the file-sharing programs are saying it IS legal (but why wouldn't they say that? Their business is based solely on us consumers). So who's right? Well.....now that we know the RIAA is right, it's a little too late. And now 7 in 10 file sharers are being sued. Hooray!

Everyone go sign THIS.

And in news that should have been given first...but wasn't because it wouldn't have made sense under that title: Johnny Cash died today. We should have a moment of silence for such an inspirational man.