I think that the difference is that the RIAA can't look at your GMail account, so they can't know that you have that MP3. Therefore, they will not file a takedo

I think that the difference is that the RIAA can't look at your GMail account, so they can't know that you have that MP3. Therefore, they will not file a takedown notice. BUT... (there's always a but =P ), what happens if you upload a video to YouTube, and you save it also in your gmail. If someone files a takedown notice on that video, should google also delete from your email ? should they also delete it from every other gmail account that holds a copy of that video? Oh man, this is getting complicated...