On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 14:56, rikona wrote: > Hello Bryan, > > Wednesday, September 10, 2003, 1:00:03 PM, you wrote: > > BP> In the seven weeks since the RIAA announced that they intended to > BP> sue file traders, CD sales have declined by 54%. > > I'm really glad to hear that. Serves 'em right - they deserve it. > > BP> May also suggest that file sharing actually does encourage music > BP> purchases. > > Actually, it does. I was greatly offended by their morally outrageous > actions. I decided to stop buying ANY music from an RIAA member. I > cruised around the net and found that some independent groups are > offering their music free as an introduction. I sampled several of > these and liked some. I also sampled some songs not directly from web > sites, and liked some of these too. End result was I discovered there > are quite a few very nice groups out there. I'm happy to support them > directly. It might be good for them too. If they were with the > robber-labels they would get only a TINY amount of the sales price. > Artists are being ripped off in addition to the public. Everyone loses > except the media cartel. > > Another thing I found is that some groups are offering free music, but > charge for concerts. They have adopted a different business model. > This is really the key. The robber-labels are terrified of this > because they will lose control. They are desperately clinging to an > obsolete business model, and willing to use the most Draconian tactics > to keep ripping off others. > > BP> The one potentially silver lining is that public outrage may finally spur > BP> Congress to roll back some of the most egregious changes in the law that they > BP> put in place at the behest of the recording and entertainment industries. > > Very, very unlikely unless it is a HUGE protest. The media cartel has > enormous resources, and have a long record of buying politicians quite > frequently and quite lavishly. The hidden factor is that votes are > increasingly being influenced by media - they can hold this club over > the politicos as well. "Cooperate or you won't get good coverage." A > very powerful message if you're in office. > > Boycott ANY music from an RIAA member. That leaves just (sob) Aussie Truckkie music.
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