261 CD Purchasers Sue Recording Industry
261 CD Purchasers Sue Recording Industry; “One good song and a bunch of crap”
A class-action lawsuit by 261 CD purchasers has been filed against the Recording Industry Association of America, charging that RIAA members have systematically sold consumers substandard goods at inflated prices.
The suit alleges that labels represented under the umbrella of the RIAA have for years issued CDs with one or two good songs and filler, all the while charging many times what the CDs actually cost to manufacture. This, the plaintiffs say, amounts to thievery of the music-buying public.
“These music executives may not think about the moral implications of their actions, they may just be going along with what their fellow executives are also doing,” says Morris Rogers, one of the 261 music consumers filing the suit.
“And I know that they may not think this falls under the category of theft. But charging people almost $20 for one good song and a bunch of crap is plain wrong,” he says. “It might be understandable if they were young people whose parents just didn’t give them any guidance, but these record company executives are responsible adults, and they should know better than this.”
Not surprisingly, the RIAA views the matter differently.
“I resent the implication that our business practices are immoral,” says one Nashville RIAA executive. “Pretty much all CDs are just brimming with great songs—and they are a great value to boot. You just buy it once and can listen to it for a lifetime, or at least until we change formats again.
“Also, a CD comes in one of those really nice jewel boxes, and we really spare no expense on making these things difficult to get into, with all our shrink wrapping and sticky stuff. That stuff’s not free, you know.”
(The Fabricator is satire. Don’t believe everything you read.)
“Also, a CD comes in one of those really nice jewel boxes, and we really spare no expense on making these things difficult to get into, with all our shrink wrapping and sticky stuff. That stuff’s not free, you know.”
(The Fabricator is satire. Don’t believe everything you read.)
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