June 25, 2003
Well, they finally did it
The RIAA, may-they-suffer-unpleasant-diseases, has decided to go after customers directly. Articles are available here and here. Apparently, they're planning on filing hundreds or thousands of lawsuits against individual consumers who share their music collections online. I'm taking bets as to how much the industry revenues drop in the next four quarters. I, for one, from this point refuse to buy anything but independent music.
Well, it's a bold stand. Hope you like They Might Be Giants.
Posted by: mesh at June 26, 2003 03:56 PMIt's not as bold as it sounds. I don't recall the last time I actually bought a CD.
Posted by: ryan at June 26, 2003 09:48 PMactually, there was an article in a recent rolling stone that says a lot of artists (like pearl jam, the eagles, and natalie merchant) are starting to create their own studios and record companies to put their music out by themselves and leave the record co's out of it entirely.
Posted by: dp at June 26, 2003 10:37 PMwhat's wrong with TMBG?
Posted by: AnaNG at June 27, 2003 01:20 PMA million things, they write bad kids songs.
Posted by: JosiahQ at June 27, 2003 03:48 PM