most people all redy know it is not legal. it wont stop pepople. Now if it says you may get a fine of up to what ever amount then that would stop more people.

go back to school son

According to MPAA and RIAA the entertainment industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy. However instead of trying to take advantage of the possibilities offered by P2P, the industry has adopted the way of trying to intimidate everyone away from their P2P sharing habits

Wonder why this is ? Maybe because the technology will put them out of buisness?

Having some company warn you about sharing you files being illegal isnt going to stop ANYONE!! most people do know that it is illegal. I think if they want to stop people sharing files over the internet the, RIAA and mpaa should take more actions.

Its a dreadful shame the entertainment industry is loosing money, I feel so sorry for these poor underpaid entertainers,
What will they do if they have to work for a living, like millions of others?
And these billions they are loosing, how do they keep the industry going, it a good job when a industry con loose billions and still stay in business.
Does not Greed rear its ugly head somwhere.

They earn millions and milllions of dollars. They are so rich and it doesnt matter if they loose so much money, u do music for the love of doing it not for money.....

Spread the wealth and the fun around
I think they should they stop complaining and take some money of the $20.000.000 paychecks :)

Thats exactly my point. Music is made because the artists love wat they are doing and the love music not for money, if you are in it for money you are a sellout.

i belive the artists/directors ect. should be happpy that their movies are being seen.

I believe that the authors, musicians, artists, and filmmakers are glad that their work is getting out there. But I think the problem is this: it costs a lot of money to make a movie. If your movie (album, book, etc) does financially well, the bigwigs take notice, and you get more money to make more movies (albums, books, etc). When smaller bands or independent films are made, they usually comprimise and take less pay just to get their work out there. They do get paid for their work, but if they don't sell enough to get the totals they deserve, the production company isn't going to let them make more stuff (and we're left with only the multimarketed crap that the industry thinks we should hear). It's unfortune that it's the cooler more indie stuff that seems to propigate the best through the underground and P2P networks, and the work that's hit the hardest. If I download it and I like it, I'll support it by purchasing the DVD, CD, book, etc. If I don't like it, well, I was able to make an informed decision since I knew exactly what it was that I didn't want to buy.

Actually, these letters are stupid, its not illegal officially. Some judges feel it is, some feel it isn't. Its a topic of controversy. They're trying to get people to stop doing it by saying its illegal. Technically, you're not doing anything illegal until either you or the source you're downloading from have made a profit.