Since the SOPA and PIPA acts were knocked down, the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) has set their sights on Google as they figure
out alternatives to stop music piracy. The RIAA claims that Google fails to
prioritize legal music sites over illegal sites in its search results such as
The Pirate Bay and other torrent/file-sharing sites. They are mulling over the
option of filing a lawsuit against Google also claiming that because of its search
engine algorithm, it caters to illegal file sharing sites over its legal
alternatives which leads the music industry to believe that Google promotes
downloading content illegally.
I think now the RIAA is just growing desperate in its ancient ways
of policing piracy. I don’t think Google can be blamed, and while I don’t agree
with piracy, I’d rather the RIAA should adapt and figure out a fair way to sell
music, or have an incentive for consumers to buy music in this digital age. The
RIAA has failed to keep up, and it all started when broadband internet started
becoming the norm. I don’t think the RIAA really did anything to anticipate the
broadband era, and not that many people were pirating albums on dial-up. So now
that the majority of consumers have either cable or DSL broadband, the RIAA are
reeling and growing desperate. The RIAA have grossly exaggerated the cost of
piracy, and this pretty much sums up my thoughts about their exaggeration:
-John
1 comment:
I absolutely agree that they are exaggerating the cost of piracy. Yes, stealing is a bad thing, but they have got to adapt to the way the Internet functions today. Good for you in being able to sort through capitalist nonsense of the bottom line and being able to see the truth. Stealing is bad. But if they are losing millions, maybe they need to revamp their system?
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