Connected Home EXPRESS, February 5, 2003
Brought to you by Connected Home Magazine Online, the unique
resource to help you tackle home networking, home automation, and much
more.
http://www.connectedhomemag.com
The RIAA Is Lying To You!
Late last year, musician George Ziemann published a well-researched
article about the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
When the RIAA isn't busy fending off intruder attacks on its Web site,
the organization is apparently busy spreading misinformation about the
effects of Internet piracy on the recording industry. According to
data outlined in Ziemann's article, the record industry has cut its
inventory and artist investments by 25 percent but sales have dropped
only 4.1 percent. Considering the shape of the economy, that number is
pretty impressive. More important, online file-sharing services don't
appear to be having as much of an impact on music sales as the RIAA
would like us to believe. We highly recommend you check out this
detailed article.
http://www.azoz.com/music/features/0008.html