Wired Article
Just part of the article, a lot more to read on the site..
I just love how they record companies talk out of both sides of their mouth on this issue. Sure, its illegal to download music, and damn you if we find you doing it, but just for the hell of it, we'll buy your downloading patterns from a 3rd party to try and figure out what people want to hear.
Man, someone needs to bring this to the attention of the courts. Seriously, if the courts knew that the Record Companies were using the P2P networks to try and spin a profit, Im sure that all of the lawsuits would be overturned.