Peter Gabriel
"Internet piracy, if it continues, will eventually hurt those who love to make music. Some of the young and minority musicians we work with derive most of their income from record sales. If this is taken away most of them are going to have to look for other work"

Stevie Wonder, Legendary Multi-Platinum Award-Winning Artist
"Record companies, publishers, radio stations, retailers, artists and others in our industry must take a very strong position against the stealing of our writing and music"

Sean (P. Diddy) Combs, Artist, Producer, Founder and CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment
"When you make an illegal copy, you're stealing from the artist. It’s that simple. Every single day we're out here pouring our hearts and souls into making music for everyone to enjoy. What if you didn’t get paid for your job? Put yourself in our shoes!"

Shakira, Grammy-Winning Latin Pop Artist
"Making an album is a team effort, so when somebody pirates a record that not only affects the artist, but also the people who worked on it like co-producers, co-writers and musicians. Say no to piracy."

Dixie Chicks, Grammy Award Winning and Two-Time Diamond Award Recipient
"Every time you illegally download music a songwriter doesn’t get paid. And, every time you swap that music with your friends a new artist doesn’t get a chance. Respect the artists you love by not stealing their music. You’re in control. Support music, don’t steal it."

Elton John, Legendary Grammy Award Winning Artist
"I am excited about the opportunities presented by the Internet because it allows artists to communicate directly with fans. But the bottom line must always be respect and compensation for creative work. I am against Internet piracy and it is wrong for to promote stealing from artists online"

Joshua Bell, Internationally-Known Violinist
"I love music. I also love the Internet. Unfortunately with the Internet has come piracy. Piracy is very bad for music. What can you do to stop piracy? Refuse to participate, it’s as simple as that."

Morgan Freeman Actor
“Film-makers must act quickly to prevent online piracy hitting the movie industry as hard as it did the music business. It is too late when the public is two or three steps ahead of you, and then you are playing catch-up."

Ron Wheeler, content protection at Fox
"Eight years ago, it took 10 minutes to download a three-minute song. The Internet is constantly evolving to faster downloads and the ability to handle larger and larger files in exponential fashion. Unless something is done, it's going to be a very serious problem for the film industry."

Jim Gianopulos, chairman of Fox Filmed Entertainment
"We compete against Warner Bros. and Paramount and Universal and the people who did My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but we can't compete with somebody stealing. We can't compete with free. This is an industry, and people are going to lose their jobs."

David Laurence, host of Net Music Countdown and Online Tonight
“When "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was released in December, pirated versions of the movie appeared on the Internet within three hours of its delivery to movie theatres in the United States.”

Bob Kruger, VP of enforcement for Business Software Alliance
“You’ll see just about every program that’s popular being offered and downloaded on the Internet. These people don’t appreciate the fact that what they’re doing inflicts injury on people. They think it’s a victimless crime, but it’s not.”

Bob Kruger, BSA
“There are a number of benefits you get when you purchase legal software. You get guarantees that it’s virus free and will operate as it’s supposed to. You also get technical support, a manual and access to upgrades. If you download it from the Internet, you get none of these things.”

Peter Beruk, director of anti-piracy for Software Publishers Association
“Software pirates are most commonly high school or college students with access to servers where they can store large quantities of programs. Campus servers often become the unwitting hosts for bundles of illegal software.”

Ken Wasch, President of the Software & Information Industry Association
"Software piracy is not a victimless crime. The industry loses more than $12 billion annually due to fraud. The SIIA will continue to work closely with law enforcement authorities to help curb software piracy through joint enforcement and public awareness initiatives."