well informed nu members can all become rich capitalists betting on the mistakes the riaa will make. by definition and almost without exception, if the riaa makes a decision it will be the wrong one. wrong for musicians, wrong for consumers and of particular irony, wrong for their own member companies (who are actually the ones doing the deciding here in the us). it's gotten so bad that the "other riaa's", the groups representing foriegn recording companies, are going out of thier way to reassure consumers they won't be behaving the same way, such as
suing thier remaining customers. this is an important development in itself, as most of the recording conglomerates (universal, cbs, rca, capital-emi) are no longer owned by americans and it may - just may - represent the beginning of a turning point. good find, tg.
- js.