Frank: As others have said, it appears that the character of their communication indicated not a legitimate interest that they are valiently trying to protect, but rather a bullying onslaught, presumably to reduce competition on the internet of sources for distribution of materials similar to (but not necessarily the same specific songs as) what is in the DT, which prompts the "demonization." I suggest it's possible that there are few or no actual songs in the DT of interest re their stated purpose. Eliminating potential competition is almost inevitably the real purpose, and one of the oldest ploys in human behavior. If someone spends 30 minutes here, they probably won't simultaneously be also at their site & they potentially loose advertising. (Actually they COULD be at both sites, I have a browser I almost never use that'll do it..)

There is every indication that a reasonable dialog, such as you suggest, is completely counter to their true purpose, & that they carefully wish to avoid any such dialog. Would a field commander tell the enemy troops of his goals? Of course, you are dead right any way, in that it is very important to ATTEMPT to understand their goals. However, IMHO, a realistic understanding will not likely come from them in plain words, if they can help it. I'd be surprised if anything other than bullying & lies came out of "dialog" them. Understanding will have to come in other ways.

I do agree & understand, I think, that you are warning against high levels of moral indignation perhaps jollying folks into thinking that our morally valid cause will surely win in any contest, because we are obviously in the right. (Like the Spanish Civil War? - the bad guys won then... but the good guys had the best songs..) As one of my more cynical lawyer friends used to constantly remind me, "It's not a court of JUSTICE (no matter how it's labelled), it's a court of LAW." Sadly, there's a monsterous difference. There ain't necessarily no such thing as justice in this. You can get justice, but you may have to struggle for it. It's why such demonic folk get away w/their scummy evil.

Yeecchhh, they stink... BK