I don't think the RIAA thought this one through, much in the same way Hollywood didn't either. They are making crap and people are getting smarter and not putting up with it anymore. It's not the downloaders, they are not, by and large (or in percentages), the cause for the decline of either industry. Give us some good stuff to watch and listen to and we'll come back to you RIAA and Hollywood! Until then, I'm giving my support to various FREE music projects such as Download.com's music (lot of good stuff there from unknowns in the industry) and various FREE internet movie projects/series (Red vs. Blue anyone?).
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I don't think the RIAA thought this one through, much in the same way Hollywood didn't either. They are making crap and people are getting smarter and not putting up with it anymore. It's not the downloaders, they are not, by and large (or in percentages), the cause for the decline of either industry. Give us some good stuff to watch and listen to and we'll come back to you RIAA and Hollywood! Until then, I'm giving my support to various FREE music projects such as Download.com's music (lot of good stuff there from unknowns in the industry) and various FREE internet movie projects/series (Red vs. Blue anyone?).