Recording Association Of America

Lycos Inc., which jumped into the MP3 digital music fray this week, said it will work with the Recording Industry Assn. of America to make sure its new search engine doesn't link to pirated-music sites.

Lycos Inc., which jumped into the MP3 digital music fray this week, said it will work with the Recording Industry Assn. of America to make sure its new search engine doesn't link to pirated-music sites.

Many of the people involved in the guerrilla war against the music industry are simply out to get free stuff. They are de facto combatants, downloading songs in anonymity -- unless, that is, the industry flushes them out with a lawsuit. Then there are individuals who stage more conspicuous offensives.