Hugo,

Now we all know the RIAA are waaaaay tooooo big for their boots etc, but surely
providing a backup facility for the empeg is a legit requirement, if the RIAA wants to get all high and mighty on you, why not ask them what they are doing about the cassete tape / VHS video / minidisc etc etc - nowt !!! ( that leaves them open to a counter claim for descrimination in my book )

To be realistic about it, if you have an mp3 on your empeg from a dubious source then you've already commited the act of piracy backup facility or not !

You'll probably have the file backed up on cd or tape anyway, so allowing ppl to download files to/from the empeg isn't really going to encourage piracy as to get it on the empeg in the first place you'll aready have done the deed !

I'm sure you don't want the hassle / don't have the budget to get into major
legal battles with the RIAA but am sure you'll have the support from every empeg
owner in this matter - so how about it "empegers" how about a show of hands ???

Well that's got that off my chest !

Deejay