[cstreit]

While I believe that the price for CD's is high compared to the cost of production, we also live in a democracy where anyone can charge any price (outside of gov't regulated businesses of course) for their product.

Within the laws that we all agree to (agree by nature of not changing them) sharing this copyrighted material is illegal. So even if they were charging $100 for a CD, that does not give anyone the right to illegally copy the material.

THink about if we used this same sort of "active protest" for the speed limit... We would all be driving 95MPH because we know that the current limits are largely set for revenue, not safety. Better yet, car manufacturers start charging double for cars... Would that justify people stealing parts to build their own cars?

Two main ways to protest this?
1. Change the copyright laws, not bloody likely.
2. Don't buy the music! Listen tot he radio, buy music from the sources of cheaper CD's (Indie, local, etc..). If they stop selling $20 CD's while other guys are selling them by the millions for $6, then they will lower the price.

This is not a moral or social issue and as such, I don't believe it qualifies for Ghandi-style protests. It's their material, their price, and their fate.