According to the RIAA, CD piracy costs the music industry $300 million a year. The RIAA is targeting street bodegas and magazine vendors to start with. These small retailers are producing thier own cd's to make their product cheaper to buy and produce, easier to keep in stock, and keep volume low.
The RIAA has sued seven retailers for this type of piracy but what makes this unique is that these retailers had been warned previously and didn't take the warnings seriously. I guess these small vendor/retailers will take a second look at doing their own CD production from now on.
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What the RIAA finds particularly concerning is a growing shift in physical CD piracy production. Many small retail outlets are not relying on the high volume "commercial" pirates that produce tens and hundreds of thousands of illicit CDs. Instead, the RIAA has discovered a new, more elusive trend. Many retailers are simply creating their own pirated CD products 'in house." Seemingly typical retailers are selling home grown pirated CDs along with other merchandise for quick cash. You could say pirate CD production is becoming decentralized. While the RIAA has claimed success in cities across the United States, such success is difficult to gauge in New York City. If there has been success in the Big Apple, its' reflection is not yet evident as the sheer quantity of pirated CDs continues to literally spill on to the streets. |
To see what the RIAA is up to these days, go to Slyck.com.
Source: Slyck
