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There's so much love and hate on the Web. People's passions are easily fanned and repetitive conversations of personal opinions multiply like rabbits. One trend in opinions you can't miss is a solid encampment of Google fanboys (and girls) that simply love the search giant's every move. In this article, Google will fill in as the standard bearer for what I will call the "ad titans" - the companies who make their intellectual property free and profit from ad revenue (MySpace, Yahoo, AIM, and many other products and services hinge on this model).
An equally vocal demographic is those who wish toil and pain upon the executives of the Recording Industry Association of America. The RIAA has seen a lot of press in recent years, mostly due to its ongoing campaign in the courts against illegal music sharing, which has drawn the ire of many. The media can't leave this ongoing saga alone for more than a few months at a time because, admit it, this drama is fun to read about ("Gasp! They sued someone's grandma!"). In this article, the RIAA will play the standard bearer for what I will call the "copyright moguls" - the companies who make money by selling copies of their intellectual property (I would include Microsoft in this category since their primary income is still based on Office and Windows).
