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RIAA, This Is Earth, Please Come In!

Posted by timothy on from the orthodoxy-vs-possibilities dept.

ccnull writes "You might remember George Ziemann as the musician who found his own music banned from eBay because it was recorded on CD-R. Now he's back with a new rant about the RIAA's statistics, which blame piracy for the dire condition of the music industry. What's to blame? Price hikes and fewer titles. The latest rant (including analysis of the RIAA's own data) is mainly circulating by email, here's a readable link. (As an interesting side note, Ziemann says that songs are really just ads for CDs, and thus should be freely traded.)"

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  1. RIAA has no hard numbers on piracy by product+byproduct · · Score: 5, Funny
    The essentials are missing:
    • Number of active pirate ships.
    • Number of CD shipment boats attacked per year.
    • Number of CDs per boat.
    • Number of pirates per ship.
    • Number of parrots per ship (if available).
  2. The real reason for the music industry's sales by mabu · · Score: 4, Funny

    We all know why the music and entertainment industry is in a slump. It's not P2P or piracy...

    It's the public's insatiable appetite for BOY BANDS and VIN DIESEL MOVIES!

    We need more! These fine artists are simply not producing enough content to satiate the public.

    There are still a few television shows that have not been made into feature-length movies. There are still more country tunes that need to be written about rodeos and lost love. How about an epic triology featuring Garfield? What's with the lull in "rogue cop" screenplays? I need MORE talking animal movies featuring Eddy Murphy! It's been almost a month since Tupac released an album! Hollywood! Are you listening??

    Will the industry get it? I guess time will tell.

  3. Just remember... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 4, Funny
    If your pirate ship uses some sort of steam powered engine instead of sails, it is actually counted as 4 ships.

    Ships with nuclear reactors count as 8 ships.

    --
    "Empathise with stupidity, and you're halfway to thinking like an idiot." - Iain M. Banks
  4. They're not stupid... by Thedalek · · Score: 5, Funny

    The RIAA isn't really stupid per se. They're just faced with the following scenario:

    Mr. Big Bucks: My record sales are slipping. Make them better again.

    RIAA: Well, there's a few things affecting your sales. There's your own high prices and lackluster quality...

    Mr. Big Bucks: Are you planning on getting paid?

    RIAA: ...And... uh... There's Internet Piracy! Yes, that's it.

    Mr. Big Bucks: Guess which one we can do something about.

    RIAA: High prices?

    Mr. Big Bucks: You are clearly delerious from the lack of money in your pockets. Here's a few million. Feel better now?

    RIAA: Oh, we go after piracy?

    Mr. Big Bucks: Excelsior.

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    Happiness is relative, Based upon the way we live.