The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is on a rampage, launching legal attacks against average Americans from coast to coast. After over 18,000 lawsuits and counting against P2P users, file sharing has continued to increase rapidly.
This irrational crusade is not generating a single penny for the artists that the RIAA claims to protect. The RIAA should be working to create a rational, legal means by which its customers can take advantage of file sharing technology and pay a fair price for the music they love. With artists increasingly turning against the lawsuits, momentum may be shifting in favor of a better way forward.
Fortunately, the solution is within reach! The EFF has proposed ways for artists to get paid without fans getting sued.
Read: A Better Way Forward
In short, the RIAA with its obsolete business model is fighting a losing battle against technology, technology that if embraced could mean greater profits than ever before. Implemetation of the EFF proposal would not only earn more money but also would see the birth of a wonderfully equal playing field for musical artists everywhere. We can rest assured that both technological and musical creativity will find a way to flourish no matter what happens.
