Fuck the RIAA

[unixronin]

It's becoming a more common sentiment.  Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails has come out as a big supporter of direct music distribution via the Internet.  He has publicly complained that CDs are too expensive, and told fans at a concert to go ahead and steal his music.

This comes on the heels of Reznor quitting his record label, and Radiohead releasing a digital version of their latest album via the Net and asking fans to pay "whatever they think it's worth".

Hey, 100% of $3 vs. maybe 3% of $15, even assuming your record company doesn't cook the books so that you never actually see any of it at all?  It's a no-brainer.

Fuck the RIAA.

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[darthgeek.livejournal.com]

Trent Reznor also said that he had been a member of Oink, and that it was the best online resource for music.