MUSIC PIRATES, YOU'RE SUNK.

Comments on copyright law and efforts to punish those who swap music files over the Internet. Intent of the U.S. music industry to bring lawsuits against Internet users for stealing songs online; Implications of the legal confrontation; Efforts of the recording industry's main lobbying group, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), to shut down key file-sharing services that facilitate song piracy; The harsh penalties for swapping music over the Internet; The RIAA's fear campaign; The industry's strategy; Cost; Outlook.