[IncPen]

I guess the RIAA objects to piracy when they're getting screwed, but not when the labels are screwing the artists.

I don't use these peer-to-peer services, but IMHO it's just desserts for an industry in dire need of being destroyed.

_{flame away}

[Rosencrantz]

the record industry must evolve if it is to survive. technology trudges on. keep up, or get out.

New alternatives to CDs like DVD Audio are nearly as dramatic a shift as VHS to DVD. The prevelence of surround sound home systems would suggest an enormous potential audience... and the performance difference is not yet "sharable" on P2P networks.

That's not to say it won't be... ;)

[Caipirabob]

Four different services now offer content from every major music company, and several others provide a rich array of music and listening options.

Has anyone heard of these Services? I haven't heard even so much as a rumor of them.

[strela]

[new cruelty]

People that pirate music are the same people that lounge around Barnes and Noble reading magazines without paying for them. Saves a ton of money. : )

[The Shootist]

Hell. Half of everything I do is probably illegal.

The Law is a Ass.

[dogbyte12]

The movie issue is different than the music one I think. A movie is well a movie. An Album is a bundle being forced upon you in that way. The recording industry decided to phase out singles at the same time that albums became more saturated with fillers. They are shocked shocked that people would download the one or two decent songs off an album instead of paying $16 for a bunch of crap.

If every time I went to Burger King to get a whopper, I had to pay $15 and get 3 veggie burgers, fried maggots, a large prune juice, and a goat milk shake as part of a package, I would be ticked off.

They actually have a business model that works. They give you a discount if you buy a burger fries and drink together. However, you are free to buy just one item at a higher cost than packaged together. The RIAA has nobody to blame but themselves.

[per loin]

Yes. All public libraries must be immediately closed, and their staff imprisoned.