Media Piracy: Good Economics?

Originally Posted by CelticWhisper

B. On the RIAA: I don't support businesses that sue.

So...what businesses do you support? I imagine even Ben and Jerry's would sue you if you stole their formula for Chunky Monkey.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Fatt

I like to buy all of my media legit, as I have some satasfaction knowing that the industry is becoming stronger. If I buy more hip-hop music, the hip-hop industry becomes stronger.

Notice that he didn't say it was actually helping out the individual musician directly.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Merv Burger

lollerskates

I'm gonna go on a leap here and say that we all can agree that the music industry would be pretty boring if no musicians were in it.

But what I figured he was saying is he's supporting a specific branch of the industry. If the RIAA sees that hip-hop sales are doing well, then the industry will continue to promote hip-hop artists. If he likes New Age Fusion Improvisational Jazz, then they would see that there's interest in that part of the market and perhaps try to get more artists exposure to the mainstream than would have otherwise had that opportunity.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.