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He's looking at the big picture, you're looking at the details

---From what I have seen. they want to control that which
belongs to them.---

That's a part of it, but the bigger strategy is to strictly limit
everyone to only purchasing that which belongs to them (no
alternatives available). Furthermore, they only want you to
purchase a small subset of that which belongs to them.

Let's look at their false complaints--that p2p hurts music sales.
Music sales numbers prove this to be false. Sales continue to
increase every single year. Interestingly, when Napster was at its
peak, music sales were also at their peak. So clearly, a drop in
sales has not happened, so that can't be their motivation.

Next, look at the RIAA's response to internet radio. You had a
free advertising medium for their products. It cost them
nothing, yet would expose their products to a wider variety of
listeners, causing increased cd sales. The RIAA worked quickly
to squash this. They only want listeners to hear a very limited
set of product. Which is why they've helped set up a system
where one or two companies owns every radio station (and every
concert hall), and where you have to pay at least $250,000 to
get your song played on those stations.

Why do they want this? The first, and most obvious reason is
maximizing profits. They realized about a decade or so back,
that if they put out fewer cds, their costs would drop, but people
would still buy around the same amount of music. So, less
costs, more revenue. They make more money from selling 10
million copies of one Britney cd than they do from selling
500,000 copies of 20 different cds. Each cd has its own inherent
production, promotion and shipping costs. Fewer titles means
fewer costs. By tightly controlling exposure, they can get away
with only releasing the product they want you exposed to.

Also, it cuts down on competition. If you have to pay $250,000
to get your song heard, then independent labels can not play in
the same market. Indie bands can't get the same level of
exposure, because only RIAA companies can afford radio play.
So by tightly controlling exposure, they preserve and maintain
their cartel control of the music industry.

Posted by: tic swayback   Posted on: 08/24/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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