The fact is that bands make money from merchandise and live performances not sales of their music, so even if it were expensive, the fact is that it is still very much a benefit for them to record since it still is tremendous advertising for them.

Now stop ignoring reality. Of course, retards can't ever see the reality.

The fact is that bands make money from merchandise and live performances not sales of their music, so even if it were expensive, the fact is that it is still very much a benefit for them to record since it still is tremendous advertising for them.

“Im working for an ISP and we disconnect criminal pirates that illegally share copyrighted stuff.

Criminals that do that doesn’t deserve to be free. They should be beaten by police and shot in the head.”

Here we have not only a liar and a troll but also the only pro-RIAA response out of 146.

Notice that virtually everyone else speaks with a cool head and some kind of logic behind their arguments. On the other hand, our pro-RIAA person is out for revocation of freedom and blood in general.

This, my friends, is a microcosm of our world. The vast majority of those who understand this situation are completely against the RIAA. The RIAA, however, is out for revocation of freedom and metaphorical blood in general.

Concepts in reality manifest themselves on multiple tiers and such a case as this, wherein the numbers are smaller, it becomes easy to strip away the frills and see everyone for who they are.

Also, the idea that copyright supports artists is just a joke. No, it favors industry. It certainly does not favor the indie artists – certainly the MAFIAA is not conducive to small artists. You just want to disadvantage the small artists. You have no real concern for the artists whatsoever, you MAFIAA scum.