Comments on: RIAA’s Target In 2008: You

By: Benny Dacks

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:52:23 +0000

** checks magic 8 ball **
signs say we are all f_____ as consumers.

By: Morden, J. D.

Morden, J. D. — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 02:04:20 +0000

Morgan is correct. This is all I have to say about a non-issue in my life.

By: mikkel

mikkel — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:40:45 +0000

Amazing, RIAA just changed strategy, this time it will not be about suing people but the definite internet disconnection. Yes, that’s exactly what they are starting to do in countries like Sweden, of cause in combination with the ISPs!! Just look at this article: http://espejore...6&Itemid=74

By: meme

meme — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:31:46 +0000

It’s called SeeqPod. Sigh.

By: GameGeek

GameGeek — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:25:40 +0000

Why doesn’t this surprise. The RIAA keeps on digging its own grave deeper by the moment.

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By: To the haters

To the haters — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:03:12 +0000

The RIAA needs to be shutdown.

Anyone who argues for them needs to be in the business like I AM.

if you dont understand what youre talking about, then you make a fool out of yourself.

20 years of making my OWN brand. Indie.

and guess what .. my music .. IS DOWNLOADABLE . FOR FREE .

RIAA, you greedy asshats. its about the MUSIC .. MUSIC ..

besides, everyone knows you make your money playing live, signing tshirts etc..

By: To the haters

To the haters — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:00:08 +0000

I am an artist with titles for sale.

if i was not interesting, and could make my brand, then i dont expect you to buy my products.

my music is for the ears .. it is only the gateway into my brand.. the moron IDIOT GREEDY FOOLS who support this EVIL system called RIAA have no respect for us artists who understand you must give to get.

get real. if you like my music, art. then come see me play, meet me, and buy my products.. my music however, is free to listen to .. if and only IF you listen AND THEN like my stuff.. THEN please donate..

All you idiots out there who dont understand that you have to give away samples to make a business, ie BRAND you are greedy and will fail.

do you honestly think any large riaa made star is getting what they deserve? hardly. exposure for a price, sure..

but as an artist, with albums, and art, and a brand to promote,

GET A CLUE. IF YOUR BRAND IS GOOD, THEN DOWNLOADING HELPS YOU!

By: Frank Giann

Frank Giann — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:29:59 +0000

The simple fact of the matter is this. The RIAA obviously does not have a clue here and the nazi tactics they have chosen to use against they’re own customers will and is biting them in the butt. Fact is, they’re business model is obsolete. They have not only alienated the consumers but they have now targeted common folks. How much is enough for Gods sake??
There is no way in hell you can justify still charging 27 dollars for Pink Floyds The Wall. I bought it as an 8-track, bought it as a cassette, bought it as an album…..and I paid full price every single time. So when is enough going to be enough?? Its time for the RIAA to die.

By: mikull

mikull — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:30:36 +0000

This story was beaten to death by so many blogs in 2007, but it’s sort of bullshit. For example, Read/Write called their post about this “RIAA: Putting Your Own CDs on Your Computer is Prohibited”.

No one likes the RIAA, but this whole thing is taken out of context. Shady, evil context, sure- but nevertheless, the statement was “Once Defendant converted Plaintiffs’ recording into the compressed .mp3 format, and they are in his shared folder, they are no longer the authorized copies distributed by Plaintiffs.”

The statement is much longer, but that’s the banana sandwich line, and it’s true. Once you rip music and SHARE it, yeah… that’s illegal.

By: Sand Paper 4 The Soul

Sand Paper 4 The Soul — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:07:27 +0000

The RIAA is desperately trying to pull the last dinosaur back from the edge of the tar pit. I’m deeply suspicious of their sales ‘loss’ calculations. I’m willing to bet that an examination of all sales would show that sales of ‘best of’, ‘greatest hits’, and ‘live in concert’ CDs has remained steady while it’s sales of ‘new release’ CDs (like rap) that are down. Really, who wants to fork out $20 for a CD with one good song on it? I switched to ‘best of’ and ‘live in concert’ CDs years ago because you tend to get 6-7 good songs per CD.

However, having said that, I’m calling on my political MySpace page (www.myspace.com/sandpaper4thesoul) for a total boycott of music CDs and RIAA labels in 2008. The boycott may or may not work, but if my personal boycott helps a larger effort- so be it! -SP4TS

By: Haumann

Haumann — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:59:42 +0000

And they wonder why more people are downloading directly instead of buying CDs. By doing this any song would just be “rented.” The greed of some people is going to be their own undoing. They all need a big wakeup enema!!!!

By: Susan F. Heywood

Susan F. Heywood — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:11:14 +0000

Doc said what I would have said, only I had a few 8-tracks, too.

By: kk

kk — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:26:03 +0000

Let them sue Bush for putting music from cd’s on his ipod i bet hell do something good for a change for the people, and get rid of the riaa

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:32:21 +0000

I remember reading an article a couple years ago about how President Bush loaded CD’s onto his iPod. I can’t find it, but jeez, is the RIAA going to sue the President too?

By: digital-lifestyles

digital-lifestyles — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:14:16 +0000

I agree there is need to develop the distribution models the way the user generated content is developing.

By: Doc Think

Doc Think — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:07:12 +0000

Jiminy! Those of us who grew up with vinyl have bought LPs, cassettes and CDs of the same music (I personally didn’t do 8-track). I am tired of paying for music everytime there is a format change. Yeah, I feel entitled to rip my cd’s so I can listen on my IPOD, make playlists, etc.

I am all about paying artists for their music, but when you download a CDs worth of music from ITUNES, you pay the same amount as if you bought a physical CD at the store. Somebody is making out like a bandit, and it’s not the artists or the consumers.

RIAA’s insistence on holding on to an old business model and alienating the buyers of their wares is dooming the music industry. Alternative distribution models are being developed, and the suits will end up holding the jewel-case. Won’t make me sad in the least.

By: bavb

bavb — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:08:05 +0000

regarding this development, i’d like to write a follow-up entitled: How the RIAA forced me to have an abortion.

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By: Thomas Hawk

Thomas Hawk — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:40:24 +0000

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By: Pro

Pro — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 22:31:22 +0000

RIAA is not my friend, but if no one stole music, they’d be out of business. Radiohead and all the rest are just experimenting with different models because the music business is out of control, not because they believe that their art should be free.
All the law abiding lawyers writing here and elsewhere need not look any further than their hard drives to determine where their loyalties are. No one’s marching against the theft of music, it became acceptable to share what you don’t own. It’s only not cool if someone lifts your code (sw, content, possessions), your work (life) is so much more important, how dare they and why are they not in jail?
When you steal music, you’re not saying fuck you to RIAA, you’re saying fuck you to the artists.

By: JF

JF — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:38:09 +0000

There really, REALLY needs to be an RIAA boycott now. Seriously, they have to be hit in the pocket to make any impact.

By: X: The Eliminator

X: The Eliminator — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:19:26 +0000

so exactly how many people have to do something before, technically, that act becomes ‘legal behavior’?

do 10’s of millions of people instantly become criminals if the judge rules on this??

something similar happened in canada recently when a ‘technicality’ suddenly made canadian citizens no longer citizens.

whoever says these ‘technicalities’ should be enforced should be fired, and subject to therapy.

why don’t they criminalize the poor or the handicapped while they’re at it?
after all isn’t that fascism?