Comments on: RIAA Forks Out 50,000 in Legal Fees / Thinks CD Prices Should be Higher!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:19:53 +0000

I say let them raise prices.

And as their prices fall like stones I will do nothing but laugh.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:23:12 +0000

RIAA is insane!

DRM cripples media. You have far more rights to your media when downloaded P2P then when bought legally, because of the lame DRM. None of it makes any sense at all!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:32:30 +0000

I don’t understand why CD’s don’t cost the same (or maybe $1 more) than what you can buy an album for online. All a CD has is a plastic case and a CD which probably costs them $0.20 in production costs. The world is becoming more and more digital so maybe CD’s should be even cheaper than buying them online because there is less of a demand for them.

By: pdedecker

pdedecker — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:21:27 +0000

$30 for a CD? Come on! As we say in Dutch: “they are digging their own grave”.

By: dtanderson

dtanderson — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:03:20 +0000

Once a product has been out for a while the production cost get cheaper which reduces the cost of the product. If using the RIAA’s math DVD player, etc… should get more expensive each year instead of cheaper. We all not that is not true, look how cheap DVD players are now compared to how much they were when first released. If anything, the cost of CD should be coming down. I know that I pay alot less for CDR’s now then I did several years ago.

By: natmaster

natmaster — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 05:50:59 +0000

I think Jobs should take a more active role though…especially now that he has power. Just think of how much money the record labels make of iTunes – plus with its convenience, people will be much more inclined to find buy their music there. If Jobs says, “No DRM, or you aren’t on my service.” Then it’s a win-win both ways.

A) RIAA says fine, we quit iTunes. Result: RIAA goes bankrupt after no revenue and continued losses in court; iTunes is filled with good music by real artists, rather than crappy artists under RIAA.

B) RIAA says ok, no DRM. Result: No DRM, who cares what music you buy – we are back to the free market and everyone is happy! Music sales are based more on what consumers want and stupid companies that can’t adapt die like they should in any free market.

By: MetaMan

MetaMan — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 04:29:35 +0000

You have to read this, it was just posted yesterday. It's true, though. I know many people who will not buy music on CDs because there are too many songs on the disc that they don't like, and they won't pay for music online because of the DRM! If the RIAA and MPAA gave up on the whole DRM thing, then they could quite possibly have a boost in sales.

By: natmaster

natmaster — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 03:59:40 +0000

Hrm….no one wants to buy your crap….obviously the prices aren’t high enough!

Hopefully, this kind of thinking will lead to their extinction, rather than more stupid iron-triangle crap. I think we would have a lot better music if we got rid of all those crappy companies and just got music from the artists. With distribution as easy as it is now, who needs the crappy evil middle man?

By: Fx Extension Guru

Fx Extension Guru — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 02:57:06 +0000

OldManDeath wrote:

This just goes to show how ignorant they (RIAA) are! They will eventually lose totally and all music will be digital. Do away with DRM and lower the price of songs and more people will actually buy. They need to learn, you will NEVER win against hardcore piracy.

Price is not the only issue, selection (or lack there of) is another.

By: jallen64

jallen64 — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:23:35 +0000

The RIAA thinks there is issue now with illegally obtaining music, if the prices rise like the RIAA wants, there would only be more illegal music out there. Is the RIAA crazy?