MP3s, RIAA, Legal action!?!? Friday, March 10, 2006 (00:30:32) Posted by gummi What's up with the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America)? Remember when you used to tape a record or cd? Now a day, you record to mp3's. If you shared you tape no prob, but share mp3's and you can get into hot water. MP3 has become a very popular format, you can easily fit half a dozen cd's on one cd. You constantly see new and better mp3 players everyday, more features, more storage space, easier to share. Actually in a way mp3 players promote using and sharing mp3's. So why doesn't the RIAA go after the makers of the mp3 players? Look at the companies making mp3 players (a lot of big name companies). The funny thing is before the mp3 players hit the market, no one was complaining about mp3's! Bottom line is money. They see sharing mp3's as lost revenue, even though they mis-spent money on marketing, high priced studio time, etc. If the cd is worth buying, most people will buy it. The average price of a cd is $16.00, a brand new dvd cost the same. The actual cost to make the cds from the master cd, is well under $1.00 a piece, but the recording industry likes to figure in marketing cost, studio time, etc. All of which seems to keep increasing in cost. The worst part of the $16.00 price tag is usually only 1-3 of the songs on the cd are the ones we listen to, the rest we'll skip. Lower the price of cds to $6-$8, the RIAA should try getting every mp3 player recalled, and banned, watch and budget studio time, marketing, etc. Place salary caps on every job in the entire entertainment industry. This is one of those battles that will never be one. Content received from: Gummisoft, http://gummisoft.com