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- toarn, on 01/16/2008, -2/+74The RIAA reminds of a little kid stomping on ants and laughing manically , the ants being the consumers. ***** you RIAA.
- Arramol, on 01/16/2008, -2/+44I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Q: What's the difference between the RIAA and a cheap whore?
A: The whore's customers LIKE getting screwed for their money. - inspecality, on 01/16/2008, -2/+38"cool new legal services"
wtf - cocacola39, on 01/16/2008, -1/+31"RIAA: ...We are actively assisting efforts by policy makers in Washington"
People don't realize how much the RIAA is lobbying in Washington. It sickens me how much control they have over laws pertaining to media copyright in America.
***** THE RIAA. - duffblue, on 01/16/2008, -4/+32I work for the RIAA sadly. :[
- D3koy, on 01/16/2008, -0/+27You owe it to Digg and all the internets to steal everything you can (office supplies, memos, doorknobs etc.) and leak as much "sensitive material" as humanly possible
- nerd64, on 01/16/2008, -4/+29Obligatory ***** the RIAA!
- inactive, on 01/16/2008, -0/+24Should have asked the RIAA about avoiding Harvard.
- aznhomig, on 01/16/2008, -0/+23No, they remind me of the "playground police" back in Elementary School...with no authority and simply a paper tiger that acts tough.
- sleeknerve, on 01/16/2008, -0/+22do you still download music illegally, that would be ironic
- FredSpeaking, on 01/16/2008, -0/+20Excellent. We could use a mol.. er man like yourself.
- SaladCactusKing, on 01/16/2008, -0/+20Once EMI pulls out, the RIAA is over. They're probably the most progressive label in their group (First to drop DRM, etc) and now they're talking about jumping ship.
- Iuvat, on 01/16/2008, -2/+17MolerMan FTW!
- ssravp, on 01/16/2008, -0/+15Actually, no. That link is to quotes from and a summary of the interview, this one is the full interview. Don Reisinger said on the most recent TWiT that he would do that. A summary one day and full transcript the next. RTFA
- Skyfire, on 01/16/2008, -1/+16I dugg you up for your bravery.
- Iuvat, on 01/16/2008, -1/+15Ants never fear the kids. There are so many of them that there is very little chance of getting stepped on. They will just continue with their lives no matter how many times they are stomped on.
- merripen, on 01/16/2008, -0/+14In what capacity?
- Chaoticfist, on 01/16/2008, -1/+13Who do they think they are kidding? I mean like seriously...***** the RIAA,MPAA,CRIA.
- Ajajadude, on 01/16/2008, -1/+13When I first saw that quote the other day, I thought the whole "interview" was some sort of satire. It's really quite pathetic how they run their PR campaign. It literally makes me sick to read the ***** that woman was trying to feed the masses.
- lul101, on 01/16/2008, -1/+12He. I remember asking my dad as a kid if he would mind working for a cigarette company if they paid him well. He told me of course he would, workers aren't to blame, the owners are, and the people who choose not to care.
- Ajajadude, on 01/16/2008, -1/+12Downloading is legal. It's just a little pricey with some services and DRM makes it too difficult to use for the masses to thoroughly embrace the "legal" downloading bit.
- merripen, on 01/16/2008, -1/+12And by the time that little kid grows up, he realizes that he's completely obsolete, and the ants don't even fear him anymore.
- merripen, on 01/16/2008, -1/+11"Evil" is kind of a meaningless term these days. They're greedy and naive. And increasingly desperate.
- rawrzzz, on 01/16/2008, -2/+12I guess I should've used the word "pirating" instead of downloading.
- merripen, on 01/16/2008, -0/+10Well, adding to your projected scenario, I'd love to see the music industry no longer able to support itself in its current form, collapse and effectively die because of piracy. There is barely anything currently within it worth saving, and that small amount of worthwhile talent would certainly endure or return in a superior structure, given some time for a new industry to rise up.
The current music industry is a joke. The RIAA is as much evidence of that as the weekly Top 10 list. It seriously doesn't have to be that way. - FoxOrian, on 01/16/2008, -0/+9"For example, we also are responsible for the Gold & Platinum program"
That was the only positive thing she could come up with that the RIAA is responsible for? - IronGoldfish, on 01/16/2008, -1/+10It's beyond the point where I'm willing to listen to the RIAA. They are painting themselves into a corner.
- UNCCEJ1010, on 01/16/2008, -1/+9SPY?!?!
- msfayzer, on 01/16/2008, -1/+8I really think that artists should just go back to supporting themselves primarily with performances. That is how it was done for a long time. Recordings never come close to a real live concert so they should really just capitalize on that and make recordings free to download.
Of course the RIAA wouldn't like that much because it cuts them out. - Ajajadude, on 01/16/2008, -6/+13Didn't fly at Nuremberg, won't fly here.
- Skyfire, on 01/16/2008, -1/+8That really makes me see their side of things and I have to say that..BAhaha yeah right. Screw 'em.
- UNCCEJ1010, on 01/16/2008, -2/+9FTA:
"Don: Why do you think you're such a disliked organization?
RIAA: I don't agree with the loaded premise of the question. In some online quarters, there may be lots of heat about the tough stands we sometimes must take. But amongst the general public, the favorability ratings of the record industry remain as positive as ever and surpass other forms of entertainment like movie or TV studios."
I really think this response twists the question. Maybe the general public have no problem with their music while they're bitching about TV and movies, but I submit that most people probably don't know what the RIAA is/does.
The RIAA != music/"the recording industry" in the mind of Joe Smith. - inactive, on 01/16/2008, -1/+8Downloading music is not illegal. Just like skateboarding is not a crime.
- almatty, on 01/16/2008, -1/+8"Oh my god, we've lost $3 billion in sales"
maybe they'd make more money if they stopped peddling ***** and started promoting real artists - wezman2k, on 01/16/2008, -0/+7I'd like to know this as well :P
- inactive, on 01/16/2008, -1/+7How about this one:
"Why can't I rip my cd collection to my pc or mp3 player for my personal use."
or this one:
"Why do you think we give a care what you have to say about our music storage and retrieval methods, who the hell are you, get lost." - kavery, on 01/16/2008, -7/+13Even Tom Cruise thinks the RIAA is ***** crazy.
- noelsusman, on 01/16/2008, -1/+7Suing 12 year old girls and 78 year old grandmas is definitely the best way to enforce the law. Why would anybody need to fix the recording industry when lawsuits will take care of all of our law enforcement woes? Who would be dumb enough to actually try and fix the broken system? Crazy isn't it?
/sarcasm (for the slow ones) - Katana314, on 01/16/2008, -1/+7Looking at this semi-neutral, I wouldn't be convinced of the RIAA's evil-ness. Don't get me wrong, I know they're evil now. But this interview, if it were all I saw of them, would sort of put me on their side. We need better questions that they have no way of answering.
- inactive, on 01/16/2008, -1/+7That program is just a gimmick anyway. It just encourages the artists to sell more albums and make a bigger profit for the FRIAA.
http://www.friaa.com/ - solidus636, on 01/16/2008, -2/+8@bagelmaster
just shut up... - boxybrzown, on 01/16/2008, -2/+8I was puzzled by that line too. I was thinking it meant "cool new illegal wiretapping programs that we're somehow able to access", but that seems paranoid.
- Nidy1, on 01/16/2008, -0/+5"January 15, 2008 7:13 AM PST
An interview with the misguided RIAA"
Only if you're from the future. - Linua, on 01/16/2008, -0/+5I have no problems buying good items that are worth it. Case in point with video games, the orange box by valve. It's such a good deal when it came out, how can you not pay for it? I will support this type of customer service every time. Now, the whole kane and lynch debate, I would turn my head at anyone downloading this game, and ignore the fact that they are stealing it on purpose. I paid for radiohead and nin new cds, even though I could have easily not done so w/o any problems at all. Those companies and artist who have an open mind about this issue, deserve my money.
- Matri, on 01/16/2008, -0/+5That's just it, she didn't answer the question at all, just hedged it and spout some junk on something else. And the "favorability ratings" of the "general public" most likely excludes anyone with a computer, meaning their so-called rating is 100% in their eyes.
- Ratteler, on 01/16/2008, -3/+8How is Open Source a business? It's free to download, and even in most cases free to change. Yet Open Source projects are getting funding, contributions, and development moves forward in spite of there being no traditional pay structure.
In the case of music, the artist rarely sees ANY money from CD or even digital music sales. They make most of their income from touring and playing live venues.
This is why the VAST MAJORITY of music artists don't care about loosing the CD revenue.
So if our money hasn't been funding artist and developers, who HAS been making money for the last 50 years? Middle men! People whose only "talent" if to ***** over that pays them, and use that money to get laws changed to ***** over those who don't.
We PAYED for every piece of media we've ever heard on commercial radio. We payed for it by listening to the commercials, and because of that... we have a fair use right to it.
Not to mention it is ALL our communal property in the first place. After all if we DIDN'T own it, who are "We the People" to grant the author or inventor a "right to copy" in the first place.
Copyright exist in the U.S., and was created, solely for the purpose enriching our society. The right to receive compensation "FOR A LIMITED TIME" was allowed to reward the creativity that would become part of our society.
The extension of copyright to longer than our lifetime has PIRATED our right to use the knowledge and culture we support.
Copyright has been turned into an economic form of censorship, which is the exact opposite of it's Constitutional intent.
That makes this "War" an act of treason against the people of the United States.
We gave them "Copyright". They have abused it. It's time to REMOVE it. - dinostabOMG, on 01/16/2008, -0/+5I'm replaying the Megaman level intros in my head.
- Matri, on 01/16/2008, -1/+5You still have your stuff. This is duplication, not matter transportation.
- HonoredMule, on 01/16/2008, -1/+5News flash: Communism failed horribly as a large-scale social model.
- solidus636, on 01/16/2008, -0/+43 word? A new game?
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