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Time for a change
The RIAA sues people, they say the number of file swappers on Kazaa, etc. drop, but CD sales do not increase. Now why is that? Could it be that their tactics are doing nothing more than changing people's file swapping methods?

Instead of Kazaa, are people swapping CDs full of mp3s among their friends and coworkers? Are private ftp servers running on non-standard ports becoming more popular? Or could it be that people have become so disgusted that they are boycotting the music industry?

Note to RIAA. Your game plan isn't working. Time to try something else ? like giving your customers what they want. Apple's iTunes is a great start. You might want to concentrate in that area.
Posted by: issthatso   Posted on: 12/03/03 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Time for a change  issthatso | 12/03/03
Except they're trying to kill iTunes...  Anton Philidor | 12/03/03
382 Due Process  Nigel Johnstone | 12/03/03
Communist Russia  FirstNLastN | 12/03/03
Getting off topic here..  d_jedi | 12/03/03
Also why Capitolism fails as well  voska | 12/03/03
Exactly..you said it  GRindinAxTaRupy | 12/03/03
Well said  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
Soviet Russia = Old Style  Nigel Johnstone | 12/04/03
Have sales increased?  Arrg | 12/03/03
Last report I saw  voska | 12/03/03
Buy indie  bhanes@... | 12/05/03
Haven't bought a CD for over a year now - Will Not Till RIAA Stops this ...  Plain Logic | 12/03/03
Haven't bought a CD for over 4 years  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
Let's also consider this...  Yen_z | 12/03/03
And it is working...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 12/03/03
You want the truth about p2p?  cybershoplifter | 12/03/03
RIAA is on the slippery slope  StorageGuru | 12/03/03
And album/CD sales are down, too...  B.O.F.H. | 12/03/03
Huh??  Patrick Jones | 12/04/03
Duh, I-Tunes is for Windows now  voska | 12/04/03
41 fewer customers...  BitTwiddler | 12/03/03
Money isn't good enough  master of illusion | 12/03/03
i have no worries...  idantknaw | 12/03/03
A New Sticker On Your Christmas CD's  cybershoplifter | 12/04/03
That's hilarious!  Jack-Booted EULA | 12/04/03
BOYCOTT the RIAA!!!  xunil skcor | 12/04/03
Can anyone answer my questions?  master of illusion | 12/04/03

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