Hello

    What is up. My name is Hilary Rosen, CEO of the Recording Industry of America, and from time to time I will be “hacking” into websites such as this — using the tools legally entitled to us through the Berman P2P bill — so that I can talk directly to users of The Online just like you.
    I bet you like the rock and roll, and I bet you might have once “downloaded” a music “track” onto your computer drive.
    Gosh, you might even have “downloaded” a whole “LP”!!!
    Well, “dog,” unfortunately, that is stealing.
    What you have done is the same as shoplifting a “CD” at a record store. It doesn’t matter if you downloaded the album for the heck of it and never intended to buy it anyway. As a music enthusiast you are required to buy every album released in your demographic. It’s as simple as that, and, like anything in life, it’s up to you to play by the rules.
    I mean, what if there was some building where you could just walk in and take out books to read for free. That would be ludicrous!!! So you can see our situation.
    Thanks for “rapping” with me. Talk at you later, and happy listening!
    Hilary B. Rosen
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    Recording Industry Association of America