The RIAA hates everything that doesn't make them money.

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The RIAA hates everything that doesn't make them money. That's right, the RIAA hates puppies and wants to destroy them. So its no surprise that they hate and want to destroy webcasters. Especially since webcasters tend to play non-RIAA music. In a very mafioso "you'll use our service or no service at all" move the RIAA is backing royalty hikes. So smaller webcasters will be unable to pay the higher fees and driven out of business (even if they don't play RIAA music), further solidifying th RIAA's monopolistic grasp on what music is to be marketed. They don't care if they get the royalties, just that the webcasters get taken down; which makes less competition for the distribution of music whereby strengthening the RIAA's -say it with me- monopoly on the music industry.

Techdirt: Why Does The RIAA Hate Webcasters? Webcasters Don't Play Very Much RIAA Music

well said!

"The way the music died" Music Industry FAQ

this site might be old but it answers a lot of questions i've heard over the years.

questions like,

• Why do CDs cost so much?
• How does an artist get a song on the radio?
• What is the role of independent radio promoters and why is it controversial?

good read.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/inside/faqs.html


wow, theres some interviews with artists and music industry people
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/perfect/corp.html

and theres a lot more stuff i havent really got to dig into yet on the main PBS page for this.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/music/



this is some great stuff!!


you can also watch the entire PBS show on this on the site too.

its on my T0-Do list.

FRONTLINE kicks ass.