RIAA says music CDs should cost more... Options

[Dr Strum]

... Because consumers can now pay more.
From Slashdot:

"The folks over at Techdirt just put up a great story today, with the RIAA claiming the cost of a CD has gone down significantly relative to the consumer price index. The RIAA 'Key Facts' page claims that based on the 1983 price of CDs, the 1996 price should have been $33.86. So naturally, you should feel like you're getting a bargain. Sounds an awful lot like the cable companies saying cable prices are really going down even though they're going up."

I don't really see any discussion beyond "RIAA SUX" spawning from this, but I thought it was interesting and worth a post. Especially since I live in America (the RIAA's jurisdiction) and buy a lot of music CDs.

[Marionette]

Sure, if they were to raise the price to cds that high, they would totally see an increase in sales, right?

I just don't see what's the point of buying a cd of songs you don't care about when you really only just like one. Which is my case half the time. So, I just buy that one particular song off itunes and that's it.