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.

[Dr Strum]

It would hardly help considering the amount of people who download today anyway, illegal or not.

I'm thinking it would push more people towards illegal downloads.


Although, that reminds me; also not on the same note: Jobs (Apple CEO) is pushing the big four of the recording industry again. He wants them to stop with DRMs and allow the provision of music without usage strangleholds.