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I just went to the KIAA web site and looked around. At first glance I don't see a problem. Information is always good. From what I read in the posts here I go the sense that they weren't after big fish, but after any fish, including those who don't even know they are are fish. So I get the sense that they don't believe that individual KJs can regulate themselves. These guys set the rules and anyone who thinks different is wrong. To me that is a police state and I don't like it. If they really wanted to accomplish something they should focus on obvious offenders, such as Kjs buying 50,000 song hard drives for $300 and not worry about the KJ who has a couple of questionable disks, as that is where the real problem is.
I am surprised to hear that 'any music download' is illegal. My uderstanding is that the activity is still being debated. If a manufacturer agrees to allow a vendor to sell music via download, and the buyer pays royalities, licensing, etc. that get passed on to the appropriate parties, I don't see how a body like KIAA can claim it is illegal. One of the largest outlets in the UK produces its own music and sell it along with several other manufacturers products as orginal produced discs, custom disks, or downloads, and licensing looks very legit. If it is indeed not legit, yet elephants in the industry operate this way, then the whole industry is in a lot of trouble.
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