Re:stupid of them - here's what i've done (Score 2, Insightful)

Before alot of the RIAA mistreatment of their customers for P2P, I used to use it to check out new music, typically purchasing about 15-30 cd's a month. It was common for me to hit the local best buy on a weekend and pick up those titles that I had checked out and wanted. I found trying to collect whole albums via P2P tedious and felt it was easier to just buy them (since time is in short supply due to work). I also belonged to BMG and usually bought older titles there, to fill out my collection. When the RIAA started this whole mess, I canceled by BMG membership with a letter telling them to let me know when they elected to drop out of the RIAA and I'd rejoin. These recent RIAA measures have caused two actions on my part - first, I stopped using P2P to check out new stuff. I felt that's what they wanted, that's what they'll get. As a result, I almost never buy anything new anymore. I've also decided to just plain boycott them period. I will not buy anything new first hand. I have enough music to last me a lifetime anyway and those cds I do really want, I'll get second hand so the members gain no additional funds from me.
They forgot one KEY item in their greed, this is MUSIC, it is NOT FOOD, AIR, WATER, CLOTHING or SHELTER. If they ever get around to a subscription model that allows umlimited download for a reasonable flat fee, I'll rethink my decision but the path these knuckleheads are on, I'm not holding my breath.