RIAA Will Cease Lawsuits For Music Downloading


	RIAA Will Cease Lawsuits For Music Downloading

BartendingBear

12-19-2008 2:13 PM

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Uploaders, beware.

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12-19-2008 3:44 PM

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The RIAA is single handedly ruining the business they are supposedly trying to protect. What I think that they just don't get is that in most cases if a lot of these kids didn't download their music they would just not have it at all because they sure don't have the money for 1500 songs. So would you rather create fans by just letting it go or alienate them an drive them away? Last time I checked those poor destitute music stars they are protecting were still making millions.

check out the clip I did on the subject

How The Music Industry Garnered Record Profits in 2008

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