Date:
October 8th, 2003
Well I’ve done it, and Legomancer is right! It is easy and fun to boycott the RIAA. When he posted about it in his journal, I thought to myself, “This indeed is a good and noble cause, and I’m ready to be a part of it.” After all, I have over 500 CDs, a not inconsiderable collection of MP3s and probably more music than I could ever hear if I listened to it all from beginning to end. Who needs new music anyways, right? So I decided that at some point I’d go through my Amazon wishlist aka the place where I keep track of all the things I think I might want and get rid of all the CDs that were on the RIAA member list. I more or less assumed this would end my CD buying career. I figured every one of the CDs on my list would have to be deleted. However, much to my delight, it wasn’t that bad at all. I eliminated 17 CDs and was left with 10 that I can still buy completely guilt free! Hooray for artists like Collide who produce records on their own labels. I had no idea I would still have so many options in terms of CD buying. This cheers me up a great deal. Life is both good and RIAA free.
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