> maybe the RIAA is a tool of some other, greater, force.
Honestly, I don't think it needs to be that complicated.
RIAA is the anonymous 'evil' face that Sony, EMI, Universal and Warner use to do their dirty work. It doesn't matter what RIAA does because their backers are protected from public ire.
As long as RIAA's backers are protected, RIAA can and will do whatever they think they they can get away with, no matter how unethical, if it results in even a tiny gain for their backers.
People who want to oppose RIAA just need to do one thing - call the organization what is: SONY, Universal, EMI, Warner.
It isn't "RIAA" that's pushing for internet censorship. RIAA is nothing. Blame Sony. Blame EMI, Blame Universal, Blame Warner. The rubbish will then stop.
Honestly, I don't think it needs to be that complicated.
RIAA is the anonymous 'evil' face that Sony, EMI, Universal and Warner use to do their dirty work. It doesn't matter what RIAA does because their backers are protected from public ire.
As long as RIAA's backers are protected, RIAA can and will do whatever they think they they can get away with, no matter how unethical, if it results in even a tiny gain for their backers.
People who want to oppose RIAA just need to do one thing - call the organization what is: SONY, Universal, EMI, Warner.
It isn't "RIAA" that's pushing for internet censorship. RIAA is nothing. Blame Sony. Blame EMI, Blame Universal, Blame Warner. The rubbish will then stop.