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Originally Posted by JvanEkris
...They can't keep going on for ever protecting an outdated business-model and sueing paying customers.....
Jaap
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Jaap I think you hit the nail on the head. RIAA's business model is outdated and they missed the opportunities offered by the digital transition of music. The model previously was that for every new technological breakthrough in recording music, one would have to repurchase his/her entire collection on the new media (e.g. I went from vinyl records -> 8 tracks/tape -> CDs). However going from CD -> MP3 doesn't require me to repurchase my music. This means the recording industry looses out on getting my money for something I already own. Rather than offering high quality digital audio (better than CD quality) or finding some other means to extract money from me in this digital age...RIAA falls back on sueing. I wonder if I copied my purchased CD audio to cassette (which one had to do prior to CD players in cars), if that would also be grounds for a suit. It never was before (or at least I never heard anyone being sued). This is getting ridiculous...they keep suing to buy time until they can figure out how to milk more money out the consumer rather than innovating.