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Originally posted by ltl/fb
I have very little faith in the music industry to do that. I think they hired this guy to help them get penalties increased for anyone who does stuff they don't like. Ideally, they will want stiff trade sanctions (e.g., no food for them!!! and prohibitively high tariffs on anything they export!!!) against any country in which any person has illegally duplicated any CD and sold the copies on the black market.
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The RIAA has been leading the crackdown against independent manufacturers and underground music. Any enhanced lobby power will only serve UMG and hurt artists and indie labels.