USE PEERGUARDIAN to avoid being detected by these watchdog groups. Pass it on! Lets win this battle!

Would it be illegal if I were to send out a few thousand letters demanding $10 on the off chance people will just pay me to go away too? :)

I think you guys realize, they are essentially scamming people and do not represent any rights holders(excepting the late Frank Zappa apparently, who controls his works now?).

...who could resist. Let me legally download a movie in blue-ray quality without DRM or copy protection for that price and you have me as a buyer!

That's cheaper than buying the DVD or Blu-Ray. Perhaps I'll take up some file sharing...