RIAA or no RIAA?

[LordTalps]

I can't support them at all until they actual take something to trial. 100% of their lawsuits have been either dropped or settled. Not a single precedent has been set, and they don't mind at all. They're raking in dough that they never could because they can sue for much more profit than they can sell cds.

Well, I have to say nix on the RIAA. I mean, if a fan really likes the music, they'll go out and buy the album. You can't support a band and claim to be a fan if you download their music.

Plus, the RIAA hasn't done much good, and they've had many examples of very large mistakes and negative actions. For example, the RIAA has filed a lawsuit against a woman who has never bought, turned on, or used a personal computer for using an "online distribution system" to obtain unlicensed music files. (for more info on fun stuff like this, check this out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA#Criticism )

And plus, did the artists even ask for their "protection"?

"This is not rocket science. Instead of spending all this money litigating against kids who are the people they're trying to sell things to in the first place, they have to learn how to effectively use the Internet. For the artists, my $@#$@#$@#... I didn't ask them to protect me, and I don't want their protection." - David Draiman

This is the singer of Disturbed. I can think of a couple of other bands that don't want the RIAA to do what it does (Anti-Flag, for example).