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RIAA Says CDs Should Cost More

Posted by kdawson on from the when-bandersnatchii-fly dept.

EatingSteak writes "The folks over at Techdirt just put up a great story today, with the RIAA claiming the cost of a CD has gone down significantly relative to the consumer price index. The RIAA 'Key Facts' page claims that based on the 1983 price of CDs, the 1996 price should have been $33.86. So naturally, you should feel like you're getting a bargain. Sounds an awful lot like the cable companies saying cable prices are really going down even though they're going up."

7 of 540 comments (clear)

  1. Re:My eyebrows are raised.... by iocat · · Score: 5, Funny

    In 1983, CDs were considered this magical reference format, occupying roughly the same audiophile space now occupied by... vinyl records.

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    Dude, I think I can see my house from here.

  2. I'm rich!! by AmigaHeretic · · Score: 5, Funny

    My pirated music collection just tripled in value! I guess it's worth the trouble to back it all up to DVDs now.

  3. I'll One up you... by Bananatree3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Die!-a-RIAA!

  4. Re:My eyebrows are raised.... by suckmysav · · Score: 4, Funny

    I remember a guy on TV threw one on the floor and ground it with his foot, all the while cheerfully explaining that it would not be damaged.

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    "You can't fight in here, this is the war room!"
  5. Re:My eyebrows are raised.... by IainMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    their dying business model - at the expense of the citizenry Thats sounds like an emo band - song title. Maybe that's what the execs should do next. :D
  6. Re:My eyebrows are raised.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Thats sounds like an emo band - song title. Maybe that's what the execs should do next. :D
    Set up a myspace page and then cut themselves?
  7. Re:My eyebrows are raised.... by Cauchy · · Score: 5, Funny

    their wholly-owned subsidiary members of Congress

    That's just silly---no member of Congress is a wholly-owned subsidiary of any one company. Ownership of any member of Congress is a much more complex beast involving many different investors.