From TorrentFreak – Updated: story on where the RIAA gets it’s ‘additional’ funding from in the form of collecting royalties from the sale of audio CD-R’s (not data CD-R’s) under the terms of the Audio Home Recording Act. If we are to understand this correctly when the RIAA made the claim that:
“non-commercial copying of a music CD is not a non-infringing use.“
- RIAA, MGM vs. Grokster case
Methinks this is time to check the BS meter on this one…….surprise surprise. It’s come back with “LIAR!”. If they bothered (at all) to become aquanited with the fair-use doctrine (which they won’t, it involves paying lawyers to work instead of terrorising people for execution of their fair use rights) then they would see that it is perfectly legal under U.S. fair usage laws.
They are still raking in the cash through the sale of audio-only CDR’s. Hmm. So you bitch and moan over people using filesharing systems and then charge for audio CDR’s which can be used perfectly legally for backing up music which they’ve already bought?
Has anyone heard of the RICO Act? 
Link (Updated):TorrentFreak – Where the RIAA Gets its Money
