I couldn't agree more. Even when I try I still get the same songs on 2 or more CDs. I just thing that just isn't fair and the prices! Don't get me started. I agree with Quantum and loneryder. First CDs are way to expensive. Think of all the things you could buy with what you pay for maybe 2 CDs. Has you retching doesn't it. I think that if record companies reduce their overinflated CD prices there would be a deep drop in P2P sharing, which is what the RIAA wants right? Also I really feel kind of like I've wasted my money when I buy a CD and I only like maybe 2 or 3 songs. Gives me a big empty feeling, like I've been ripped off.
If record companies would have a database of songs and let you compile your own CD with a CD name and a CD cover to boot as Quantum suggested then I would be 100% more apt to buy CDs. I'd probably buy a lot more and enjoy them a lot more too, which is what music is really for right; enjoyment, relaxation, whatever it is that you get out of your music. So in other words record companies should let you custom burn your own CDs of course keeping the quality of the music standard as it would be in a CD. This I believe would further motivate people to buy CDs.
A third thing; CDs where out, just like everything else. So in whatever amount of time it takes for your CDs to wear out, say about 10-20 years you no longer have or can listen to that song. Is that fair? I think not. Once you buy a song it should be your property, so if a CD wears out you should be able to redeem it for the songs you have lost on it, assuming they still exist. I mean I understand them charging you for the CD and stuff that you'd need to burn the new songs on, but yo shouldn't have to continually pay for a new song. Just doesn't seem fair. Come to think of it if Record companies sold a better quality version of MP3s they wouldn't even have to worry about the CDs wearing out and they'd probably make a bigger profit since they don't need to manufacture any CDs, although this is assuming that everyone would have a MP3 player, which is wishful thinking, but probably not likely.
I believe that that the people who P2P are not the bad people that the RIAA says. I think the RIAA has created the predicament that it is in, at least to a greater extent, and if it would stop arresting people and logically think it over how to they could reduce P2P sharing that they would come to these conclusions and it would be better for everyone, although as loneryder says, "There would still be ppl downloading though". This will probably be a constant problem, but the RIAA isn't helping it. If they did try to implement some of the stuff thats been mentioned I think they would be helping consumers and helping themselves.
Thats my 2 cents.
