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Fascenating,

They're called VNRs, or Video News Releases. Tons of companies do them, and somewhere between a third and a quarter of affiliates run them. Look into it, it's scary stuff.

John Stewart is played out so please cancel him RIAA

That piece wasn't even subtle...

Amateurish production values? Do go on, RIAA.

Ok....

1. "You get what you pay for" - Pirated albums are too affordable, erm, cheap, to be anything but pirated.

Shouldn't they already be providing us with affordable music? The way to recognize official "real" releases is that they are way more expensive?

2. "Too Good to be true" - Song Compilations only a music lover could dream of.

Wait, what? So only "authentic" music compilations would be composed of 1 or 2 good songs, the rest being crap?

3. "Suspicious packaging" - Pirated music often has childish, crude packaging

Yes, because the last time I saw a guy selling pirated music, he just used a sharpy pen on the disc and wrapped it in old newspapers, bundled with twine. He had never realized that he could purchase "jewel cases" and "print" covers and labels using the same computer he used to duplicate the CDs.

4. "Sold in unusual places" - On street corners, flea markets, and small shops.

Of course, the only place to get real music is from Wal*Mart and Best Buy.

5. "Trust your ear" - Pirated music is often very poor quality

I really wish pirates would stop dubbing these things while sitting on the toilet using vinyl records played back on a 30 year old Emerson hifi into a mono walkman onto tape so they could create their mix tape then pipe that concoction into the PC to burn to a CD.

The last was probably the most ridiculous statement... pirated CDs are basically exact replicas.

Beyond that, the footage was from raids on DVD piraters, possibly game console piraters... as evidenced by the cases, not by music pirates.

As usual, the FUD is spread far and deep. Additionally, there is far more effort put into suing consumers/individuals rather than hitting these actual "for profit" piracy operations, which actually do harm the business. The RIAA and MPAA simply do not earn their money.

/More production value in a pirated copy of "The Bee Movie" than in the production of that video

LesserEvil: 2. "Too Good to be true" - Song Compilations only a music lover could dream of.

That part had me rolling. The MAFIAA's gone into self-parody it seems.

FUD? stop you're making me hungry!

/What the F is FUD?