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Could the RIAA Just Disappear?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the don't-hold-your-breath dept.

BlueMerle writes "Ars Technica is running a story about how EMI is disappointed with RIAA and ultimately they (RIAA) may disappear. 'Is the RIAA as we know it about to disappear? As rumors continue to swirl that EMI will pull its funding from music trade groups like the RIAA and IFPI, an IFPI spokesman tells Ars that the group is in the middle of a major internal review of its operations.'" I wouldn't bet the farm just yet.

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  1. Yes. Here's Proof: by imstanny · · Score: 3, Informative
    http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i84e2bdeac2bc80912b76d9dd4d565fb6

    With Sony BMG deal, Amazon will offer unlocked MP3s from all major labels. RIAA days are numbered...

  2. Re:is it possible? by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Informative

    I hate to point this out, but the lawsuits themselves have generally had the names of the labels on them, not the RIAA. The RIAA is the average Slashdotter's shorthand for "the music industry" (well, kind of shorthand, seriously many of them can't tell the difference.)

    The article is about the trade association. The lawsuits are from the industry. The RIAA (the trade association) has had a hand in organizing the lawsuits but ultimately the lawsuits themselves have been pushed by the publishers themselves. The RIAA doesn't even have standing.

    So if anyone's reading this as "The RIAA is being punished for all the lawsuits!! No more lawsuits!!!", then, well, they're wrong. The RIAA's primary purpose is lobbying, and I guess the lobbying it does just isn't worth the money being spent on them.

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  3. Re:If the RIAA disappeared... by sm62704 · · Score: 2, Informative

    If the RIAA disappeared, who could counter-suits be filed against?

    The RIAA isn't filing lawsuits, their members are. If EMI sues you, then you countersue EMI.

    But countersuing Sony would be lots more fun.

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  4. Re:Not betting farm but will put up the cows by ghyd · · Score: 3, Informative

    This Economist article http://economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10498664 paints an even bleaker future for the recording industry. So the last part of your post seems the most probable.

  5. Re:No! Don't go RIAA! by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 2, Informative

    First they came for the 10 year old girls, and I laughed because they had no concept of sharing being wrong

    Then they came for the grandmas, and I laughed because they're all technophobic

    Then they came for the people without computers, and I laughed because they couldn't possibly be guilty

    Then they came for me, and no-one was left to laugh at me.

    Sweet. I got the last laugh.

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