>Not to mention the fact that the vast majority of those were re-pressing
>of music which had already been released on LP and cassette, and sold at a
>profit. By the time the CD was released, the initial investment had paid
>for itself many times over.
>
><<My opinion, not my employer's>>
>
>Henry
The RIAA has successfully argued that when you buy a cd you are not buying
a physical thing but are instead buying the "rights" to use the music for
your own personal use. Therefore when you purchase a cd to replace music
that you previously owned in another format (vinyl, cassette) you are
paying for "rights" that are already yours. Its amazing that a lawyer has
not turned the RIAA's own words against them and filed a class action suite
on behalf of all consumers who have been "double charged" in this manner.
Charging more for an "upgrade" than you paid for the original product is
something even Microsoft is afraid to try and pull off. The thing that has
stopped me from purchasing any more commercial releases is the fact that
the RIAA not only wants their cake and the right to eat it too - they want
the right to charge you for it over and over again.
Joe
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