R. I. A. A. stands for Ruthless Ignorant and Avaricious. An expository essay on the music business and what threatens it.

Do you remember when Napster was shut down on grounds of copyright infringement? Or when flocks of college students were sued for owning their own download sites? These cases were made possible by none other than the Recording Industry Association of America, which represents the five major record labels, Sony, EMI, UMG, Time Warner, & BMG. The R. I. A. A. has been prosecuting offenders of their copyright laws since Napster was shut down, and …

…as many songs as they want for the cost of the internet and burn them onto ten cent discs with a burner that came with their computer, why would anyone even consider buying twenty dollar CDs to listen to one song? If CDs were sold for a few dollars, people wouldn't even waste their time downloading, and they would make up for their 'loss in profit' by the amount of the CDs that were bought.