Posted by default on 02/26/06 14:45

On 25 Feb 2006 12:43:02 -0800, bigscreen@operamail.com wrote:

>Dealing with the Recording Industry - A Business Model for Destroying
>RIAA
>http://www.stentorian.com/riaa/
>
>'RIAA - Useless parasite: a non-value-adding activity that provides no
>value to the customer. Note that each one that is eliminated means more
>value for the customer and more profit for each "industrious ant" in
>the supply chain.'

Agreed about the useless parasite part - technology has made those
bloodsuckers redundant and they just won't let go of the host.

However . . . some of the methods for contributing to their demise
are ridiculous.

Musicmatch, iTunes, Napster, et al, pay money to the parasites - and
you would probably agree some of the 99 cent song prices are higher
than purchasing a "discounted" music CD from a retail outlet. (Granted
you can only buy the one or two songs per album that are any good and
save some cash that way - and perhaps pressure the RIAA to change
their model some - likely at the expense of the artist if history is
any indication)

And yeah, I'm just griping because MM, iTunes, Nap don't seem to have
anything I want to listen to, just that crap they play on the radio.
I have more faith in extra legal remedies than anything the world's
governments (corporations) will allow.
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