As I remember those times, they didn't go after people for simply downloading music, they were going after the people who were actively distributing music on fi

As I remember those times, they didn't go after people for simply downloading music, they were going after the people who were actively distributing music on file sharing services. There's a much harder burden of proof for the RIAA when they sue people over simply downloading songs or albums when the user can easily make the case for fair use. I mean, how many albums, 8-tracks, cassettes and CD's did you buy of the same artist and album? I know I did it thousands of times. The burden gets a lot easier when you can show the person was actively distributing essentially pirated music to other users - propagating what is by legal definition, illegal activity.