Not only is the RIAA bent on screwing customers out of their sweet cash and dreaming about the ability to order you to kick your family out of the room when you are listening to the music, but it also wants to reduce the artists' royalties. Of course, the evil organisation still has the guts to blame file sharing for harming the artists. :rolleyes:

Linky (http://digitalmusic.weblogsinc.com/2006/12/06/riaa-moves-to-reduce-artist-royalty-payments/).

Holy ****, I hate this guys... they are the biggest hypocrites in the world! Suing people because "its not fair to the artists" to pirate music while they go ahead and pay them nothing. Considering they already only pay the artist 1 dollar for every 16 dollar CD, I would not be surprised that with this, every artist dropped the RIAA. Of course, it won't happen because the RIAA probably contracts the hell out of the artists...

Everyone who shares my hate of the RIAA go here:
http://downhillbattle.net/

This site also sounds like it might be of some use to the people of SP: http://www.riaaradar.com/

Well, technically artists don't deal directly with RIAA, but virtually every label is a member of this trade association...or am I misconstruing things...it's late here :)

And I'm sure Billy Joel, TLC, et alles can tell you how fair and just the recording industry is regarding remuneration deals. :nolike:

Heck, this - at a stretch - is beginning to sound somewhat like 'taxation without representation'. I think the recording industry needs a nice, bloody revolution to clean up this mess that does a disservice to the majority of those who end up involved in the industry (even to simple customers)...


EDIT: Well, here's a coincidence - was skimming YouTube for Weird Al videos to 'rip' and discovered this one which seems strangely topical:
"Don't Download This Song" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJDk4jd2mlo)

I guess this makes Alfred's view on this quite clear. ;)

[ December 10, 2006, 07:59: Message edited by: jaded empath ]

I have a question...RIAA jurisdiction only extends to North America, correct?? If I was downloading music in Singapore, Sydney or Bangalore for that matter, would they have any legal say with regard to my illegal activities?

This is getting unreal. RIAA is like... like... there's not even a word that could fit. Soon to follow: RIAA wants to gouge people's eyes out and smash them senseless with crowbars since they could have seen something illegal.

[ December 10, 2006, 20:07: Message edited by: Goli Ironhead ]

The RIAA strikes again. Why am I not even the slightest bit surprised, I wonder...?

Those guys are the nazis of the music industry.

Here's something to relieve the frustration:

Hehe. (http://www.jinx.com/images/products/285bgWhite.jpg)

If the artists don't like it, they might consider unionization.

No, really.

Another reason I am a firm supporter of piracy. =) The only people that would suffer from piracy that I'd actually feel sorry for is the artists, but since their incomes are minimal and what they earn is mainly from tours and commercials, I don't feel a bit bad about it. Not in any way.

This is getting unreal. RIAA is like... like... there's not even a word that could fit. Soon to follow: RIAA wants to gouge people's eyes out and smash them senseless with crowbars since they could have seen something illegal.Nononono - now you're confusing RIAA with the MPAA; RIAA would puncture your eardrums, then beat you sensless...and let's not forget, take your wallet for 'punative damages.' :D

Oh, and I'm beginning to warm up to Register's rationale...