RIAA vs The Economy

thumbtack writes "Boycott-RIAA.com is running an analysis of the RIAA sales vs a number of other large corporations. It was compiled by Justin Moore at Duke University. It is really quite interesting, showing the the RIAA sales are pretty much consistent with the rest of the economy. From the analysis: I would assert, however that it does make the case in cold, hard numbers that the RIAA's claim of digital piracy ravaging their sales must be taken with a rather large grain of salt. The CEOs of Eastman-Kodak are in a nearly identical economic situation as the RIAA, yet do not have the luxury of blaming digital piracy."

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Re:The situation's aren't comparable.

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That logic is so flawed it makes my eyes bleed. That's like me stealing cars off the lot and going "well I can get it for free this way so you should have to have it delivered to my house full of fine-ass women and cases of Heineken and them MAYBE I'll give you money for it". This isn't bread or baby formula. You aren't gonna die without the latest Eminem CD. This all goes back to my original arguement. The lot of you wouldn't know what a busines model was if it bit you on the ass. Download what you want, who gives a fuck..but PLEASE quit thinking you're freedom fighters. Their are people out there that know what a real dictator is like, for their sake shut the fuck up about the injustices of the RIAA.