[advocacy] Trading of 'pirated' music online is wider than ever (my quotes)

[Daniel James]

http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/svtop/music090601.htm

"Exact numbers are elusive, but analysts estimate a record 15 million 
people downloaded music online this summer -- illicitly trading 3 
billion songs in August alone."

I think this makes my point about the need for a rational approach to 
non-commercial music sharing. The RIAA can't sue every one of 15 
million people.

It would be interesting to know how many pay-to-play proprietary 
format downloads were sold in the same period.
  
Daniel

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