RIAA Explains why CD's cost so much

[sbp]

http://www.riaa.org/MD-US-7.cfm

Pretty funny stuff. http://sbp777.homestead.com/files/embarassedlaugh.gif

They left out the part of blowing money on blow and 'ho's. :eek:

We always knew the RIAA was full of it but didn't know how far their head was shoved up their greedy arse. Apparently its all the way up there.

[Phyre]

While the RIAA does not collect information on the specific costs that make up the price of a CD, there are many factors that go into the overall cost of a CD -- and the plastic it's pressed on, is among the least significant. CD manufacturing costs may be lower, but it takes more money than ever before to put out a new recording.

I guess they don't have good accountants. They are probably getting gypped and passing this onto the consumer. The rest of the article seems to try and provide "insight" into the whole price fixing schema. But, since they don't have the accountants to "collect information on specific costs", the rest of the article must surely be heresay and thus, a load of bull.

Phyre

[Gehenna_CA]

That bit about "costly concert tours" was hilarious. What a joke. So I guess after charging me 40-100 dollars to stand on the floor of a stadium, with 50,000 other suckers, for a couple of hours and stare at some loser who probably didn't even write his/her own music they expect me to believe they STILL aren't making money? God, I say we just drag these buggers out into the street and have them shot. The recording industry as these jerks know it is going the way of the dinosaur. Greedy, old men clinging desperately to the last shreds of their power and influence. It is kind of sad really, but not sad enough to stop me from burning music and dancing on the rotting corpse of the RIAA.

[The Baron]

Solution--stop making ****ty records and people won't complain.

[zsynth]

We always knew the RIAA was full of it but didn't know how far their head was shoved up their greedy arse. Apparently its all the way up there.

Why do you think they ride in stretch limo's?
To get a running start.

[Kruno]

ROTFLMAO :D

You have to admit M$ are much better than the RIAA.

[Lezmaka]

It's funny how the RIAA blames slowing sales of CD's on things like Napster and cd burners. When cassette recorders first came out, and tape sales were slowing, they blamed it on the illegal trading.

Of course, they would never think that the reason why CD sales are slowing down could have anything to do with the fact that the whole economy was taking a dive and a lot of the stuff they put out sounds the same or is just pure crap (or both). Hell, the computer industry had pretty much its first ever decline in its history the past year or two.

[Darth Rancid]

Cassette recorders were around long before CDs.. if my memory hasen't been tampered with by evil agents of the music industry..

[Mod]

Originally posted by RIAA
Over this same period of time, consumer prices (measured by the Consumer Price Index, or CPI) rose nearly 60%. If CD prices had risen at the same rate as consumer prices over this period, the average retail price of a CD in 1996 would have been $33.86 instead of $12.75.

This part is extremely handicap:

1)How much the cost of producing a CD decreased during this period ?

2)Worst, how much the cost decreased since 1996 ? Yes, this is calling us stupid.

PS.: Answer this questions people ! :)

[volt]

RIAA is like a kid playing Counter Strike complaining about everything. We owned RIAA so many times.

-another one bites the dust

[StealthHawk]

Originally posted by Lezmaka
It's funny how the RIAA blames slowing sales of CD's on things like Napster and cd burners. When cassette recorders first came out, and CD sales were slowing, they blamed it on the illegal trading.

or do you mean that the sales of tapes decreased when tape recorders were available. i'm pretty sure tape recorders were out before cds.

[outriding9800]

What i think is funny the article did not mention the blank tape tax which was suspose to help counter the lost profits from copying stuff.

[Lezmaka]

Originally posted by StealthHawk
or do you mean that the sales of tapes decreased when tape recorders were available. i'm pretty sure tape recorders were out before cds.

Yeah, that's it

Ummm...

oops

*runs away*

[Lezmaka]

Originally posted by outriding9800
What i think is funny the article did not mention the blank tape tax which was suspose to help counter the lost profits from copying stuff.

I think there's also a similar thing on all CD-R's labeled as Music CD-R's.

[stncttr908]

If something is good, I buy it. Things are usually less than $12 @ Best Buy and if its good enough, I'll pay for it. But if you happen to make "music" with a beat that you stole accompanied by speaking in a monotonous tone about 40's and bitches, then you don't deserve a cent. It cracks me up that people will pay anything for that.

But anyway I doubt that the recording industry is that bad off.

[DaveW]

While the RIAA does not collect information on the specific costs that make up the price of a CD...

Stop right there! With that line at the top of the article they admitted that they are clueless about what they wrote about. The RIAA constantly whines about falling profits from CD sales, yet they don't know the costs associated with making one? Why would anyone even read the rest of the article after reading that line? Are they really that clueless?

[PsychoSy]

Damn j00, Dave!

Ye took the woyds right outta me noggin', laddy! :p :D