This whole music piracy thing is silly. Well, not the music piracy itself. While morally questionable (perhaps), the truly scary behavior is coming from the record industry.
Take it away, New York Times.
Software Bullet Is Sought to Kill Musical Piracy
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
Some of the world's biggest record companies, facing rampant online piracy, are quietly financing the development and testing of software programs that would sabotage the computers and Internet connections of people who download pirated music, according to industry executives.
The entire article is here.