[Julie in the rv mirror]

Originally Posted by loaferman61

I think what is more of an issue is one person buys a CD and loans it to friends to rip to their ipods or computers. If the friend likes the songs he keeps them, if not he deletes them, but he never paid for a copy.

According to the RIAA, this is the biggest issue. Technically, you don't have a "legal right" to transfer a CD to your computer, but this "won't usually raise concern", as long as you are not sharing copies with others.

Originally Posted by Evil Ernie

What I mean is that musicians and actors get to do something fun for a living. They have talent, true, but it's still something that isn't a real job.

My brother-in-law is a professional musician (granted, he's neither rich nor famous), and I'm pretty sure he considers it a job. One he loves and is passionate about, but a job nonetheless.

Originally Posted by Evil Ernie

You really think that the performing artist doesn't get royalties? Than how do they make money?

Well OK, the artist does get some on record sales, but probably not as much as people think. It's a complicated system.

Originally Posted by Evil Ernie

I don't care that much.

It sounds like you do...