(george) Ho-hum; the music business tries to stop downloads, rather than create a better more facile music business. Boring!

I would encourage you to check out what Steve Jobs, head of Apple Computer, announced last week; read the link provided here, then go to apple.com and check out the new iTunes, if you haven't already. I think it's a creative and innovative way to offer music, so that everyone wins, and has fun in the process. The price is right, too! Plus, I'll still want to buy CDs either online or at a retail store. It's the best solution I've seen yet.

oh, and check this out...cheez! OFFENSIVE LABELS RIAA goes on the offensive with instant messages sent to music file-swappers. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/04/30/RIAA.TMP&nl=top