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Re: I will ALWAYS rip you off Mr. Michael Greene I "rip off" the RIAA for a number of reasons... the fact they charge too much for CDs is just one of many. Heres a few:
1. They charge too much for CDs. They have a HUGE profit margin on these things and as costs have decreased... the prices have not. There is a concerted effort to rip the consumer off. SO F EM!
2. Artists see very small percentages of the sales. Not my fault the artist signed a lame deal but unless youre already big EVERY artist goes through this phase of being ripped off by record companies. Thats twice now that the RIAA is making people bend over and take it. If you would like to feel less guilty about having mp3s and hurting the artist then use www.fairtunes.com and donate directly to the artist! Skip the corporate middle man who gets the biggest cut.
3. RIAA actively attacked Napster and other file sharing utilities. Their arrogance is so enormous (from years of unchecked raping of consumers and artists) that they feel morally justified in stopping technology just because it has the ability to distribute copyrighted material... well so does the internet, the routers that serve it, the operating system that holds the files, and the mp3 player that plays them.
4. Contrary to what the RIAA will say... record sales have increased since mp3s popularity. There is a nice analogy here when it comes to radio. Initially radio airplay of songs was thought to hurt record sales... it didn't. Wake up RIAA... people like to try before they buy.
Im guilty of still supporting the RIAA however.. Ever since I've had mp3s I have purchased CDs for groups that I never would have otherwise done if I hadn't been exposed to the mp3 first.
The RIAA can compete with mp3s by making CDs have value added. Put in a booklet with some pictures and lyrics. Maybe then people will feel compelled to pay the extra amount (over free) if theres a value add.
Time for the RIAA to start _competing_ and not _dictating_
Ph*ing the RIAA every day,
Me
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 feek
join:2002-01-23
Philadelphia, PA | yeah they charge too much. it costs about a dollar to make a cd, give or take, depending what's included.
bands must know what they're getting into before signing with the devil, unless they're completely oblivious to common knowledge. so they must just w ant to be famous, and not care what the impact is.
there are plents of thousands and thousands of bands out there, that DON'T charge you 18 dollars to buy there cd, and in most cases it's infinatly better than what you'll get from some band with the riaa. plan-it-x won't charge over 5 dollars for a cd, and they are great. there are tons of other labels like them, too. you just have to look. they can be found everywhere, at your local music venue, etc.
i personally refuse to pay over 10 dollars for a cd. more than that, and it's not worth it to me, because the band/label obviously doesn't care about me.
as far as napster, etc, i've bought WAY more cds than i ever would have without it, simply by finding new music i wouldn't have been exposed to otherwise. i like to know what i'm buying before hand. although, 99% of them are are indie, so the riaa doesn't get my money anyway. i wouldn't be surprised if that's a major reason they won't to stop filesharing. with it, consumers can have more of a choice of music to buy, and see there ARE alternatives to the capitalist pigs that they are.
that's about all i have to say. i apologize if this post makes little sense, i'm in a very big hurry, the bell is about to ring.[at school]
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