How many people can RIAA sue before bankruptcy?

[ckkoba]

Ya know right now the RIAA is probably pulling in about $3,000 a person because of these lawsuits. A while back I remember reading threads about how if they tried to sue everyone it would take like a million years. If this holds true, wouldn't it make sense for everyone to file-share and just bankrupt the darn RIAA?

::Rant:: (Don't have to read this)
I have to admit that the tactics that the RIAA is using aren't very friendly to the consumer. I understand that maybe not everyone uses Kazaa or what not, but if your main consumer base is using file sharing then shouldn't you accomodate that somehow? Suing them is not the answer... stupid stupid.. ::End Rant::
::More Rant::
Oh and the hell to the RIAA, see if I ever buy music again. Everyone's right, they haven't come out with anythign innovatative recently.::

 

[Scouzer]

Common sense does not run in RIAA execs.

 

[ReiAyanami]

Two excellent articles:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/32718.html


http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/7/32690.html

 

[ckkoba]

Thanks for the articles Rei,

Both you and Scouzer hit the problem on the head, the music industry is wayyyy behind on the times. However, even though Universal's price cut may help a little, I doubt it'll increase their revenues. Hopefully the music industry realizes that file swapping is the way to go. Here's an article by CNN about that. CNN Article

 

[NostalgicV]

Originally posted by: ckkoba
Ya know right now the RIAA is probably pulling in about $3,000 a person because of these lawsuits. A while back I remember reading threads about how if they tried to sue everyone it would take like a million years. If this holds true, wouldn't it make sense for everyone to file-share and just bankrupt the darn RIAA?

::Rant:: (Don't have to read this)
I have to admit that the tactics that the RIAA is using aren't very friendly to the consumer. I understand that maybe not everyone uses Kazaa or what not, but if your main consumer base is using file sharing then shouldn't you accomodate that somehow? Suing them is not the answer... stupid stupid.. ::End Rant::
::More Rant::
Oh and the hell to the RIAA, see if I ever buy music again. Everyone's right, they haven't come out with anythign innovatative recently.::

you know, you're right. so the riaa thinks it can put a price on the advancement of technology..how ridiculous is that? is it even worth the lengthy battle between each individual offender? the costly legal fees aren't gonna make it any easier on them either. also, stupidity on their part isn't gonna make it any happier for consumers to conform to their fascist-like attitudes on people's free will to listen to music the way technology intended it to be. bank robbers go to prison for robbing banks...but it doesn't mean that stops them or any other brave soul from doing it again and again. bring on the mp3s!

 

[tcsenter]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/35/32718.html

lol! Check out this genius who rather typifies your average RIAA-bashing music pirate's IQ:

"Essentially a CD is a CD is a CD. Which ever way you look at it and no matter what you put on it, it is still a circular piece of plastic with words or a picture on one side and shiny on the other.

We are still being asked to part with $10 for the same piece of shiny plastic that AOL sends you in the mail for free. Why, because a CD costs pennies to make."

roflmao!

Apparently, this genius can't figure out its the content of the music CD he is paying for, mostly, not the 'shiny plastic'. I won't break the news to him that 20+ million people pay $20+ every month to receive AOL's online service, which is actually the product being sold, not the 'shiny plastic' he gets in the mail nor the software content on it. That would probably make his poor head explode trying to get his mind around all that.

On edit: 25 million AOL subscribers x
$20.00+ per month x 12

$6,000,000,000.00+ per year in revenues.

That's six BILLION dollars with a capital "B". Golly, you think that AOL might be able to find $100K to develop their online software and $20 million to distribute a bunch of CDs in the mail every year out of SIX BILLION DOLLARS. How can they afford it? I can't figger it out!

Goddamned genius, that guy is.

Contrary to the 'reports', there is really no evidence that RIAA's methods are 'alienating their consumers'. Indeed, people who pay for music aren't getting the subpeonas - duh. So they're just pissing people off who already steal music, where's the loss? Brilliant folks these RIAA haters.

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

There is nothing wrong with killing RIAA personnel. They are not human anyway.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
There is nothing wrong with killing RIAA personnel. They are not human anyway.

Riiight.

Look guys, if the RIAA doing this is the *biggest* concern in your life you're the ones with the problem, not the RIAA.