Post by Victor Synn on Oct 5, 2007 14:42:26 GMT -5
I was watching the news last night and a story about a Minnesota woman being sued and ordered to pay damages by the RIAA over file sharing came on. The lady had been ordered to pay $222,000 by the RIAA over 24 mp3 files she was sharing over her computer. She says she's innocent and wasn't sharing the files.
Whether she did or did not share the files in this case is irrelevant. The RIAA making a 24 year old woman pay that much money over 24 fucking mp3 files is totally bullshit. Who dictates how much money is sought in a case like this? Because I think a fine of that size is completely uncalled for. As the reporter said in the story, this is just another case of the recording industry making someone an example to try and stop the flow of mp3 file sharing. I have a big scoop for the RIAA. You can continue to do this type of shit from time to time,but it isn't going to stop this stuff from going on. What will stop it is setting affordable prices for CDs and also adopting the internet 100% as a sales medium. Yeah, iTunes is great for those that buy into that marketing ploy, but what about those of us that could care less about the iPod? Why not allow your fans to buy the disc direct from your website for a reduced rate? There are so many programs out there to make a very nice looking CD after the burning process is done and it would eliminate a small portion of a band's overhead cost to allow the fan a choice. If you allow fans to download it at a small fee, every bit of cash you get from that download goes right to the band. No middle man involved. If the fan wants a produced disc from the store, then you have that option too. Why are so many bands in this day and age still holding tight to old ways? Embrace the future of your industry and keep up with the times. Stop badgering people that can't afford or don't want to purchase a produced CD and think of ways you can actually not alienate music lovers.
Whether she did or did not share the files in this case is irrelevant. The RIAA making a 24 year old woman pay that much money over 24 fucking mp3 files is totally bullshit. Who dictates how much money is sought in a case like this? Because I think a fine of that size is completely uncalled for. As the reporter said in the story, this is just another case of the recording industry making someone an example to try and stop the flow of mp3 file sharing. I have a big scoop for the RIAA. You can continue to do this type of shit from time to time,but it isn't going to stop this stuff from going on. What will stop it is setting affordable prices for CDs and also adopting the internet 100% as a sales medium. Yeah, iTunes is great for those that buy into that marketing ploy, but what about those of us that could care less about the iPod? Why not allow your fans to buy the disc direct from your website for a reduced rate? There are so many programs out there to make a very nice looking CD after the burning process is done and it would eliminate a small portion of a band's overhead cost to allow the fan a choice. If you allow fans to download it at a small fee, every bit of cash you get from that download goes right to the band. No middle man involved. If the fan wants a produced disc from the store, then you have that option too. Why are so many bands in this day and age still holding tight to old ways? Embrace the future of your industry and keep up with the times. Stop badgering people that can't afford or don't want to purchase a produced CD and think of ways you can actually not alienate music lovers.
