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hot_pastrami · 02-20-2004, 06:31 PM

I have boycotted RIAA CDs for months now because of their bullshit.

I think artists (musicians, writers, producers, etc) should be rewarded for their work. I even think that the record companies should be compensated for their effort (talent scouting, studio time, marketing, packaging, media, etc), and make a fair profit from the effort. And retailers should have their expenses covered, plus make a profit. As it stands today, retailers do OK, the artists get a pittance, and record label makes out like bandit.

The RIAA represents an ugly oligopoly. The companies that make up the RIAA control the majority of the music on the American market, and conspire to keep prices high, pocketing much of the profits themselves. They then sue file-sharers, claiming to be righteously fighting for their artists.

They want to be able to delete "illegal" MP3s from my hard drive remotely, with no concern whether I might have pulled them off of legitimately purchsed CDs. They want to cause physical damage to my computer if they decide, without oversight, that I possess illegal music files. They want to prevent me from making mix CDs, for personal use or otherwise, by adding copy-protection to all the CDs on the market... which would also prevent me from using a portable MP3 player, making backups of my music in case of a scratched CD, etc.

I have little regard for the rights of an entity who has so little regard for mine. Fuck 'em. Let the burning begin.

02-20-2004, 06:31 PM	#38
hot_pastrami I am meaty Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,119	I have boycotted RIAA CDs for months now because of their bullshit. I think artists (musicians, writers, producers, etc) should be rewarded for their work. I even think that the record companies should be compensated for their effort (talent scouting, studio time, marketing, packaging, media, etc), and make a fair profit from the effort. And retailers should have their expenses covered, plus make a profit. As it stands today, retailers do OK, the artists get a pittance, and record label makes out like bandit. The RIAA represents an ugly oligopoly. The companies that make up the RIAA control the majority of the music on the American market, and conspire to keep prices high, pocketing much of the profits themselves. They then sue file-sharers, claiming to be righteously fighting for their artists. They want to be able to delete "illegal" MP3s from my hard drive remotely, with no concern whether I might have pulled them off of legitimately purchsed CDs. They want to cause physical damage to my computer if they decide, without oversight, that I possess illegal music files. They want to prevent me from making mix CDs, for personal use or otherwise, by adding copy-protection to all the CDs on the market... which would also prevent me from using a portable MP3 player, making backups of my music in case of a scratched CD, etc. I have little regard for the rights of an entity who has so little regard for mine. Fuck 'em. Let the burning begin. __________________ Hot Pastrami!