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We aren't against using the World Wide Web to distribute music online. Exactly the opposite. We know the Internet will be a key part of the music industry's future. So we're all for the hardware and software that will make even more music available online, but doing it in a way that respects the rights of artists.

We aren't the FBI. We aren't the CIA. We're not the police. In fact, we're not in any way connected with any government agency of any kind.

But we are trying to do is protect an idea: that musicians and labels should be allowed to control the products resulting from their collective creativity and hard work.

That's why we've started the SOUNDBYTING campaign -- to educate universities and students about respecting the rights of artists on the Internet. Because uploading and downloading somebody else's music without their permission isn't just against the law. It's a rip-off. Simple as that.

The fact remains: when you use or create MP3 sites to reproduce songs without permission, you're taking somebody else's ideas, their creativity and their hard work.


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