Illegal music downloading
 

Hey guys

Well I haven't been around here even remotely as much as I'd like to be... hope everyone is well! The reason I have been MIA is mainly due to a ridiculous amount of uni work for my final year. My main piece of work is a dissertation on illegal music downloading, and as I'm scouring the net for articles I figured there might well some people on banter with some opinions, figures, sources, or ideas that I haven't thought of.

There's a lot more going on in the US than here in Scotland so anything you guys know is appreciated.

The broad view of the work is on the legal side. Mainly:

1. are the laws against downloading too difficult to enforce since the growth of downloading;

2. Is treatment of downloaders unfair?;

3. and Comparing the response to illegal downloading in the US and UK

If there's anything you think is worth mentioning or any good sites/contacts I might find useful, it would be much appreciated. Thanks. :)

Sorry for posting this in the lounge too, but I know it gets checked more than any other forum. ;)

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/32516.html

Anything regarding the legality of downloading is probably best to contact the RIAA directly, and maybe if you can get in touch with the representatives of P2P sites and get a view from them, that might be able to tell you how downloading is changing, and how the users of these sites have been affected.

Thanks Franscar, that website was a wee gem. :)

Already tried looking for a contact no/email for RIAA.. there's nothing on the page. Kinda ironic huh? They're allowed all our details, we're not even treated to an email address to contact.

try contacting one of these guys, theyre on the RIAA board of directors:
Michele Anthony SONY BMG
Polly Anthony Geffen Records
Mitch Bainwol RIAA
Glen Barros Concord Records
Steve Bartels Island Records
Victoria Bassetti EMI Recorded Music
Jose Behar Universal Music Group
Will Botwin Columbia Records Group
Bob Cavallo Buena Vista Music
Mike Curb Curb Records
Ivan Gavin EMI Recorded Music
Charles Goldstuck RCA Music Group
Zach Horowitz Universal Music Group
Don Ienner SONY Music Label Group
Dave Johnson Warner Music Group
Craig Kallman The Atlantic Group
Lawrence Kenswil Universal Music Group
Michael Koch Koch Entertainment
Mel Lewinter Universal Music Group
Kevin Liles Warner Music Group
Alan Meltzer Wind-up Records
Deirdre McDonald SONY BMG
David Munns EMI Recorded Music
Matt Serletic Virgin Records
Tom Silverman Tommy Boy Records
Andy Slater Capitol Records
Tom Whalley Warner Bros. Records