No bling for the sing bitches. (Score 3, Interesting)

The RIAA is the best argument in the world not to buy music. They've made me lose respect for the entire profession of musician. I'm not going to buy anymore music until they stop this crap. The buck stops with the people on stage. I have bought -1- CD in the past 5 years. I used to spend $100 a week minimum on them. Every week, every year, for close to a decade of music buying. Then, because of the RIAA I just stopped cold. Now I just stream music, listen to the radio, and play what I already own. Yes, that's a lot of money I'm not spending on "art" anymore. It works for me though. I'm entirely capable of managing my own digital rights in a legal manner, and this is part of my chosen regime to avoid the risk of predatory abusers of the US legal system. Don't get me started on DRM either. In a nutshell DRM means it needs to be discarded, not purchased, used, or otherwise exposed to the use of electricity in any way. DRM is a disease that needs careful washing to avoid. It's most noticeable in that it makes whatever has it smell like shit.