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Originally Posted by Shaggy
I've been saying for years that the RIAAs lawsuit campaign isn't being done because they're worried about lost sales, it's because they're terrified that artists will figure out that P2P can replace them.
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I don't think the lawsuits are for that purpose--I think the earlier DRM and stuff may well have been to slow the adoption of MP3s.
Successful artists don't want their songs being traded illegally on P2P either,and some have been very aggressive on that front (Metallica for instance).
The real threat that terrifies labels is artists selling MP3's directly to their fans from their websites etc. as Pearl Jam and others have started doing when their contracts are up.