The RIAA does not govern how labels treat their artists. Their aim is to protect the interests of both artist and label. Neither label nor artist gain their due when piracy is rampant.
I agree, but I would posit that Napster came to be not because of the doings of the artist, but because of the doings of the labels (pricing, distribution, narrow catalog) and the RIAA (lobbying for ridiculous IP protections, defending the industry)
The music industry is collapsing and I, for one, am happy to see it go