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Originally Posted by sloff

For those of you finger pointing about the moral high ground here I'm willing to bet some of us have out of print Underworld material (ie singles/remixes) that were shared by someone, copyright applies to that.

I bought Spikee/Dogman Go Woof on cd off ebay. How much of the money that I sent to the seller went to the label or to Underworld? None. So what's the difference between buying it and downloading it?

In this case ATO/PIAS does not own the copyright of the music, so the band itself would have to sue you over that. And I doubt ATO/PIAS is making enough money off each cd to use it to sue people over other coopyright cases.

The stupid thing about these lawsuits is that the RIAA spends a lot on these cases to see very little in return. If you want a huge laugh you should go to their website and read why piracy is bad.

Labels would be better off investing in playback equipment than spending time on lawsuits.