RIAA or no RIAA?

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by Mike

If a majority of the population thinks it is ok, then it should be legal. That is democracy.

Even if it is democracy, last time I checked, the United States of America was a Republic...

I am against the RIAA, currently. The music backing up, etc, is obviously one of the biggest flaws. Also, free music sharing, to a limited extent, can also serve to help increase profit. You hear some music you like, you go buy it. etc.
But, there are those who do pirate vast quantities, and even profit off of the illegal distribution of music. I think the RIAA needs to focus it's efforts on those who use pirating as a means of income, or those who seriously do cause a financial dent in the recording companies, not those of us who own 2 or 3 burned CDs.
Encoding CDs, etc, to prevent us from "ripping" songs from them, only stops those who are not determined, aka the "little guys". The more determined, often those who stand to profit from it, will just evolve their technology as well.