I submit to you this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industry_trade_groups_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industry_trade_groups

I submit to you this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industry_trade_groups_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_industry_trade_groups_i... "They're in it for lawsuit money, and they could care less about anything else. And I doubt the artists' contracts stipulate anything about royalties on payouts from the industry's legal adventures." Huh? Where is the shred of research that the RIAA (or any trade group) is in it for lawsuits? Lawsuits are EXPENSIVE. I'm no fan of the RIAA (I think that they've done a horrible job at their mandate and don't like the tactics), but lawsuits were a demand from their members. And regarding artist contracts, I suggest you read this front to back to see a typical one: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12630971/bbcd_fin.pdf http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12630971/bbcd_fin.pdf