Copyright Issue

When I learned that it is a felony to commit a copyright infringement involving more than 10 copies and a value of more than $2500, I was really surprised. I didn't realize that copying something can become so serious as to become a felony. I think this law is a bit ridiculous because it's taking something that is purely a civil case and making it a criminal act. Additionally, I'm sure many people copy music-a lot of music- on a daily basis. We all know that it violates copyrights to download and share music, but to sued for thousands and thousands of dollar for downloaded music is simply ridiculous. I understand that record labels lose money when people download, but I feel that they make so much by the high pricing of CDs that it compensates. Perhaps the solution should be that for music that has been made prior to a decade ago, then it should be legal to share these music files. However, for recently made music, then copyright laws apply. This way, people are still able to enjoy their music and record companies can still make money off of their more recent songs.