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Originally posted by evenodds The RIAA is the lobbying group for the major labels, so I foresee very bad things coming for consumers and indies.
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I must have more faith in the free-market system than do you. If things are this bad, I have to believe that they won't JUST go after downloaders - they'll also work on their own business model to make it more palatable to consumers. There's no percentage, for them, in stopping downloading only to piss off their buyers by leaving them with the same system that disillusioned them to begin with.
Watch for very user-friendly single-song download services by membership, and a lower barrier to entry for the smaller music people. I think the new technology is only going to make life easier and more fun for the indies, as they sign up to be part of bigger online distribution groups.
