The world is slowly becoming Orwellian.
I can't *WAIT* for the Thought Police. :roll:
"If you feel you are not properly sedated, call immediately. Failure to do so may result in prosecution for criminal, drug evasion".
You know, I wonder what record companies would do, if someone were to file a class action suit for fraud and price gouging against them? It's a known fact that several musicians, one of them being Nine Inch Nails, actively supported the pirating of their music, due to obscene prices charged by record companies.
The average CD costs 20$ now. Multiply that by 200 CDs (I had more, but lost them over the years). That's 4 grand. Multiply that by 100,000 consumers, complaining. That's 400$ million.
Band's rarely get a share of the CD sales. They make their money, from touring, most of which is at their own expense. It's hard to make money touring, unless you're packing big stadiums. Record companies rarely see any of that. On top of that, if a band's freshman album is lackluster in the eyes of the record company, they're immediately dropped. That's why you have all this carbon copy bullsh!t out on the radio. It's all corporate musicians.
The rich just get richer on the backs of the poor.
A shame.
