In a message dated Sun, 23 Jun 2002 5:04:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, leftalive@comcast.net writes:
> And let us not forget what the RIAA really is. They have nothing to do
> with artist's rights, or any of that b*llshit. They are lobbying and legal
> muscle for the LABELS. They represent the industry, not the artists.
IIRC, they started off as a "standards" organization, recommending frequency rolloffs, noise levels, etc. for the recording industry. It's only fairly recently that they've begun flexing their muscle as a lobbyist.
-- =dg=
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