43 Million Americans Use P2P Software

robl writes "If the NYTimes article is correct then somewhere around 1 in 6 Americans apparently are unindicted felons. In the eyes of the public file swapping is as morally wrong as speeding on the NJ Turnpike. The rest of the article talks about the RIAA's carrot/stick/education approach and how they may find themselves entering into negotiations for some forms of file sharing. Also the EFF will be running ads in Rolling Stone next month asking if enthusiasts are tired of being treated like criminals."

Comments

Re:1 in 6?

[cperciva]

1 in 4 Americans are under the age of 18; so yes, (more than) 1 in 6 Americans know how to use a computer.

Non-reg articles

[pen]

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Re:Snake Plissken downloaded files

[pen]

Obvious troll, but I'll bite anyway.

When you steal CDs from a store, the store loses those CDs. When you copy music, the original remains.

It might be a copyright violation, but it's certainly not "theft".

Re:Crippled CD's

[Technician]

I've learned how to vote on the subject. I look for the Compact Disk logo. No Logo, No Sale. So far I've managed to escape the cripled CD. Only the kids managed to pick up one. When it couldn't properly be ripped for the MP3 player, they learned to look for the label also. Remember you do have a vote that they will hear. It's called dollars. If no logo stuff doesn't sell at all, the artists will push for their stuff to be on a format the consumers will buy.

Have you run into any indie recording with DRM junk? I've not seen it yet. So far it's been mostly EMI and SONY that most often has the Compact Disk logo missing.