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.

[Nanashi]

It's hard to justify what CDs should cost nowadays relative to what they cost in 1986. CDs are hella cheap to mass produce nowadays. Also, electronic mastering and recording equipment has gone down signifigantly in price since 1986. It's also hard to justify this, based on the fact that record companies make a nice profit on each CD sold.