Hickerx2God Bless The U.S. Military
join:2001-03-04
Franklinville, NY | Funny Sh*t!! The funny part is that people are supporting the RIAA's policies by buying music. I don't necessarily condone piracy, but if people would just not buy their music for 1 week, the problem would be solved.
As it stands, the **AAs know they have people by the balls. People can't go even 1 week without buying music/DVDs. |
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| People don't buy their music for one week and the RIAA can now go to Congress crying about how file sharing has taken their sales down significantly on X week. You're not going to change the RIAA's ways by NOT supporting the artist. As a matter of fact if sales are still good in spite of file sharing the RIAA won't have much of an argument against it. |
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Hickerx2God Bless The U.S. Military
join:2001-03-04
Franklinville, NY | said by SRFireside: As a matter of fact if sales are still good in spite of file sharing the RIAA won't have much of an argument against it. Music sales haven't faltered at all, yet they still persist with the BS, and apparently get the lawmakers to believe them now. I'm not sure what you missed, but..... |
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| I haven't missed a thing. I haven't missed that sales were going up during Napster. I haven't missed that in 2002 and 2003, the years where sales declines were at their highest, the major record labels intentionally damaged their sales numbers by increasing their wholesale rates and releasing fewer albums. I haven't missed that the RIAA's claims about file trading being copyright infringement are dubious.
The thing is sales have gone down over the years, even if P2P is not the culprit they have those numbers to flash around the public. You do a boycott and all you do is strengthen their case about file traders not buying music. A boycott will only make the labels cut their costs by streamline their catalogue and get rid of the artists that aren't selling as much (which normally are the good artists the labels don't promote enough). The music execs won't be the ones hurting. The artists will.
Bottom line is this should all be about the music. You like an artist then support them, regardless of what record label they signed on to. Support the artists who are against the lawsuits and/or support the P2P movement. Let the record companies know you are tired of prefab pop music and will pay for real talent. You really want changes then let your money do the talking. |
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