RE: [MLUG] RIAA Hardball

["Davis, Ryan W. \(UMC-STUDENT\)" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Or you can always just buy CDs from labels not affiliated with the RIAA.
There is an online search at http://www.magnetbox.com/riaa/search.asp
This will tell you if the CD you want to buy is distributed by an RIAA
member. This is what I do every time I want to buy music.

-Ryan

> -----Original Message-----
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> EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Youngquist
> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 10:45 AM
> To: MLUG Members
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] RIAA Hardball
> 
> > You have a good point.  A few years ago when I learned how to make
MP3
> > files, I bought *more* CDs because they were of greater value to me.
> > Being able to make MP3s is a really nice feature of the CD.  Now,
> because
> > the record companies are so greedy, I don't buy CDs much anymore.
They
> > charge way more than they ought to and they are suing people,
sometimes
> > innocent people.  Enough is enough.
> 	I have decided only to buy used cds from used cd stores such as
> Slackers or an independent cd store such as http://www.cdbaby.com/.
This
> way I can buy a cd without the RIAA getting my hard earned money.  Or
buy
> the mp3 from Apple's iTunes website.
> 
> Just my .02
> Jason Youngquist
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