Look what having a few Congressmen on your payroll can do. The Motion Picture Ass. of America, and the Recording Industry Ass. of America now have the US DoJ at their disposal, according to Fox News. In the digital age, where a DVD movie cost $10 to $15, and the CD soundtrack cost $20 to $25, the RIAA continues to insist that the decline in album sales is solely attributed to customer piracy. Customers, who are routinely demonized, denigrated, and denied their fair use rights, now face arrest and jail time. Customers may as well throw that MP3 player they purchased in the trash, because the RIAA and MPAA are coming, and they have the DoJ as their attack dog.

Am I being over-dramatic? Consider this. Legislation is currently in the works to permit the RIAA and MPAA to snoop your computer, and internet connection without probable cause. If they suspect that you are violating any of their copyrights, they will have the right to hack your internet connection, or computer, or both. As if that wasn't enough, you will lose your right to sue them for damages in a court of law. Thank you Senator Hollings, D-SC. Some ISPs are combating this by banning the RIAA from their network.

In addition, the RIAA is pushing for legislation mandating that digital rights technology be implemented into everything with a power cord. TVs, computers, radios, hair dryers, and everything else would have to have technology added that would ensure the RIAA's copyrights are protected. This would mean big price increases for even the most basic consumer electronics.

Media companies would have you believe that you are not purchasing a product, but merely licensing content, and they are protecting that license. If somebody breaks into my home and steals my CDs, who is supposed to call the police? Me, or the RIAA? You need to realize that this is about more than profit. The media companies are trying to control the way content is delivered to you. Rather than adapt to the new technologies and channels of content delivery, they are trying to force customers to fit their models of distribution, and payment.