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Music Swapping via File Sharing is Now Officially illegal
June 28, 2005 1:01 AM

The Supremes have ruled that file sharing (ala Napster, Grokster, Kaaza) is now officially illegal.

The unanimous ruling is a victory for recording companies and film studios in what is widely seen as one of the most important copyright cases in years.

Andrew Lack, chief executive of Sony BMG, said his company would pursue those who failed to comply with the law.

Yes, file sharing is stealing and without licensing fees, all creativity comes to a halt. The history of creativity is based on artists getting paid for their expressions. We need to pay the musicians and artists what they deserve. BUT...the 21st century is a different place now with the internet, and the record companies need to change their model from a punitive one to one that rewards the fans' commitment.

Where is the next visionary to lead us in this brave new world, where music is ubiquitous, mostly free, but the musicians still get paid? As long as the record companies are dominated by business folks who's main focus is job security, it's going to be very difficult for innovation to come from them.

Let the musicians lead the way!

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