RIAA loses court battle over royalties

Jeff Hyche wrote in to point us the latest RIAA shenanigan. The record industry organization had been attempting to garner a larger amount of royalties from digital distribution - IE Internet, satellites and cable modems.

Comments

Let's try to think clearly here for a change.

[dbullock]

I feel that the RIAA should be shut down. They make so much money off the artis and the artist.. Well lets see he has a sore butt.

This seems to be a common train of thought with Slashdot readers, and it's one I take issue with.

Let's stop focussing on how much money anyone makes, Bill Gates, the RIAA, or whomever. It's just NOT relevant to anything. I would love for EVERYONE to make a ton of money at what they do.

I think the REAL issue we have is that the RIAA continually tries to impede on other people's rights, just like the REAL complaint we have with Microsoft/Bill Gates is the quality of the product, and industry domination that Microsoft imposes.

Linux advocates definitely have an anti-profit reputation. Let's keep our agenda's striaght and stop fixating on what other people make. It just shows jealousy, not a desire to make things better.

My $.03