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RIAA?

roumen	Date: November 14, 2003 @ 8:03 PM ok, this probably has been asked many times before, but ... what exactely is the RIAA and why should anyone hate it? give me good reasons, i wanna hate
ronnie71	Date: November 14, 2003 @ 9:02 PM they are the ones that issue gold, platinum, and diamond plagues when you sell so many copies. thats reason enough right They sue 12 year olds They sue grandfathers They sue college students They buy off politicians to make thier own copyright laws Cary Sue Sherman has got big lips They got a guy named Mitch working for them who is going to be debating Larry(Leflaw) owner of Boycott and DMusic They suck They mess with other countries copyright laws that are just fine Did i mention they suck The labels they represent use artist as sharecroppers The labels they represent use control to sell records instead of talent Did i mention that they suck They think our music is illegal They think downloading is illegal They call me a pirate but i have boutght albums all my life(record,tape, remastered tape, CD, remastered remastered digitally enhance for your pleasure CD) Did i mention they suck The labels they represent price fix CD's and are the biggest pirates of all when they dump overstock in China. If i think of some more i will tell you.. but there is plenty of hate to go around for these bastards
Bill43	Date: November 14, 2003 @ 9:58 PM Hey... did you mention that they suck?
Svensta	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 12:04 AM They practice illegal business tactics through monopolistic deals with big radio chains and music distributor retail stores. They victimize not only their customer base (with unfair pricing for the last 40 years) but also victimize their own clientele with unfair contracts, stealing ownership of recorded music (and hence profits) from the very musicians that write it. They are attacking the technological world in an attempt to retain their iron-fisted old-school control, forcing us to be scared of having our rights and privacy trampled underfoot, as they seek to force technology to evolve in the manner in which THEY will profit most. They also tend to orchestrate and publicize horrid pop bands that give me agita. I think Ronnie's misspelling was rather apropos. They ARE a plague.
Acumen	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 12:18 AM "Cary Sue Sherman has got big lips" that one reason is enough there
ronnie71	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 3:04 AM yeah i always spell like that for some reason
GeneHilbert	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 1:32 PM Oh Yeah............ THEY SUCK !!!!!!!!
roumen	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 1:54 PM ok, i guess i hate them too but i need a face to stick on the word RIAA whos like a spokeman for them, or maybe a logo? oh and do they have a bigname enemy?
invocati	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 4:37 PM Guess what...They Suck!!!!!
Acumen	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 4:40 PM they do? well gracious....
ronnie71	Date: November 15, 2003 @ 11:27 PM just take Cary Sue's Lips to the word.. as of enemy's yes ME instead of DSL's which i hope you know what those are we can CSL's. They mean the same thing though cause they both suck.
sinai	Date: November 16, 2003 @ 12:04 AM is it the guttershit kinda sucking? or the manually starting a motorcycle kinda sucking??
ronnie71	Date: November 16, 2003 @ 12:07 AM i mean suck a cue ball through a garden hose type sucking
Bill43	Date: November 16, 2003 @ 5:30 AM You know.. I think they suck!
pog	Date: November 16, 2003 @ 9:20 AM If you wanna put a face to a name, start with sony, emi, warner bros... I believe their all part of the monopoly. And more. They don't have any enemies so to speak, or so they would like to have ppl believe. More like a business that they are trying to protect. Peer to peer filesharing, such as old napster (their first victims) has caused them a lot of headaches. They are defending their business interest, but it's aruable as to whether their going about it the right ways, because there's 3 arguments at the same time... On the one hand, they can't loose, as they have an infinite number of people to sue, and the law is technically on their side. Prolly not the best of ways to win friends. On the other side, one could argue that they over-charge for products, and people only want one or two tracks off a cd... some people like to try before they buy. And yet from another point of view, they are trying to stop progress of technology which is a ridiculous thing to try and do. Surely nurturing something new would be the way to go, not trying to stamp it out.
niccianderson	Date: November 17, 2003 @ 9:29 PM Because they're agents of Satan!!!!
djfacemachine	Date: November 19, 2003 @ 2:04 PM "Cary Sue Sherman has got big lips"
sween	Date: November 19, 2003 @ 3:43 PM They suck!!!!!!!!!!!!! and suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bill43	Date: November 20, 2003 @ 12:46 AM I think the operative question is... How bad do they suck?
peatrap	Date: November 27, 2003 @ 10:21 PM they really draw a vacuum!
agent1786	Date: December 3, 2003 @ 7:12 PM You can't blame the entire companies, pog. I dont know anything about Emi, but Sony and Warner Brothers are corporate multi-industrial companies that deal with more than just one industry. For instance, Sony makes a killing in the entertainment industry, but in the "Playstation" division of their company. They also have the Wega TV (which by personal experience isn't as good as my friends said it was - maybe i got a defect... again) and other product. Warner Brothers is obviously popular for their entertainment industry, but more along the lines of video. Now, I know exactly what your talking about, but i just felt the need to correct you, because newcomers knowing absolutely nothing about RIAA will begin to think it's Sony and Warner Brothers Fault, and then some riot will end up breaking out and Sony and Warner Bros will go bankrupt just to keep from losing in lawsuits. It's not the entire companies fault, it's those in charge of the music industry of the multi-industrial companies. I just figured that post needed to be set straight. Wes Hysell - Age 17 - Electronica [http://hysell.dmusic.com]
pog	Date: December 3, 2003 @ 10:39 PM Indeed I was only referring to the music sector. sometimes my poggish is a little hard to understand... I just get all excited, and an interesting topic of if their paid to represent Sony. Then it IS Sony's responsibility. And if they can't be held accountable.. then it just reiterates what I've always believed about big capitalist companies like this. The words insider trading, and monopoly comes to mind, but who's gonna be able to afford to sue them ??? I agree that the rest of the employees of this particular empire, that are holding down honest jobs shouldn't be blamed for a few callous management decisions. However the question is... should we go on being pushed around by the greedy. I think even the 10 commandments condemn's them somewhere in there.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 3, 2003 @ 10:46 PM "We The People" have the power....... Dude. The only leverage we have is money......... which just happens to be the appropriate persuader.
Arthen	Date: December 7, 2003 @ 1:28 PM i still don't even know what RIAA stands for.....