[realbinky]

To support morgeruat, albums by top 40 "packaged" bands are sold such that a few songs are hyped and popular, and other songs are filler. Why should I be forced to buy songs I DON'T WANT. That is what they are doing. Also, the imbalance of a 10 song CD being priced almost the same as a 20 song is not at all fair. (assuming the songs are fairly equal in length and popularity). How about "collections" where the only way to get only a couple new songs, is to by a set of 40 songs for 50 bucks, where you already own all the other songs on other albums, how is that fair? Oooh, how about that a DVD movie that includes stuff you don't get at the theater (2 hours plus, deleted scenes, behind the scenes stuff, etc) vs a CD that has 40 minutes of music, and NOTHING I can't get off the radio, where the prices are often only a few bucks different. How is taping the radio (legal, right?) vs internet downloading different (except for some quality ?)

Yes, Yorick, it IS all about the consumer. If CD producing companies and RIAA practiced fair market policies, then consumers would buy more. What do they do? They PRICE FIX, they shove stupid (there are some) laws down our throats, they sue everyone and anyone, and they take (IMO) more then their share from CD sales. THAT is why I don't wish to buy CDs, I can't/won't/don't get what I want, and it would support currupt, despotic companies, such as those represented by RIAA. Until RIAA members play fair, I certainly will not.

These kids DO NOT deserve to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars, but more like $1000 to $1500 in fines, IF THAT. Like if RIAA wins the suits, then musicians will get a penny. They will keep it ALL, and the poor musicians who this put on the streets and starved (really now) STAY poor.