RIAA: Buying music cds is for suckers
December 29, 07 by Mr.Q
It seems that the RIAA must really hate its customers. It’s one thing to go after people who illegally download your music, but to go after the people who purchased your music legally? What have they been smoking? According to WashingtonPost, in the ongoing case against an Arizona man, the RIAA is arguing that copying music from a legally purchased CD is illegal. And they still wonder why CD sales are still down?
So what if you want your music on your iPods, Zunes, Zens, Sansas or other DAPs? Simple. Don’t buy CDs. With services like AmazonMP3s offering DRM-free music, (iTunes only starting to offer it, same with Microsoft and Yahoo), there is no reason to buy CD ever again. Better still, only buying RIAA-free music. However, that is unlikely to happen any time soon as the lables’ grip on the industry is still pretty tight. Of course, if you want to listen to your music for free, you get your fix from services like imeem.
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Update: Since the incident, the RIAA president claimed that the Sony BMG lawyer simply “misspoke” during the trial. Go here if you’re interested in hearing the interview.