Comments on: RIAA earns itself $1.92 million in MN court case http://www.perfectporridge.com/2009/06/19/riaa-earns-itself-1-92-million-in-mn-court-case/ Music, Minneapolis, Mutiny Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:06:49 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: perfectporridge http://www.perfectporridge.com/2009/06/19/riaa-earns-itself-1-92-million-in-mn-court-case/comment-page-1/#comment-48967 perfectporridge Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:50:53 +0000 http://www.perfectporridge.com/?p=3605#comment-48967 Since nearly $2 million is impossible for your average mother of four to pay, they don't really expect to get that much. It's so high because the RIAA is trying to make this an example to stop people from downloading illegal music.<br><br>Instead, I wish they would reevaluate their business model. Selling $15 cds when consumers can get easily find content for free online isn't going to stop people from downloading. <br><br>Hell, maybe they should ask Obama for a bailout. It's working for other companies who have an ancient, failed business model they don't want to change. Since nearly $2 million is impossible for your average mother of four to pay, they don't really expect to get that much. It's so high because the RIAA is trying to make this an example to stop people from downloading illegal music.

Instead, I wish they would reevaluate their business model. Selling $15 cds when consumers can get easily find content for free online isn't going to stop people from downloading.

Hell, maybe they should ask Obama for a bailout. It's working for other companies who have an ancient, failed business model they don't want to change.

]]> By: Borangutan » Jammie Thomas-Rasset vs. the RIAA http://www.perfectporridge.com/2009/06/19/riaa-earns-itself-1-92-million-in-mn-court-case/comment-page-1/#comment-48965 Borangutan » Jammie Thomas-Rasset vs. the RIAA Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:55:23 +0000 http://www.perfectporridge.com/?p=3605#comment-48965 [...] RIAA earns itself $1.92 million in MN court case – Perfect Porridge [...] [...] RIAA earns itself $1.92 million in MN court case – Perfect Porridge [...]

]]> By: chrystalk http://www.perfectporridge.com/2009/06/19/riaa-earns-itself-1-92-million-in-mn-court-case/comment-page-1/#comment-48966 chrystalk Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.perfectporridge.com/?p=3605#comment-48966 I don't understand. Why are the charges so high? I don't understand. Why are the charges so high?

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