You seem to think that the MPAA == movies && RIAA == music. That is simply not true. Movies existed long before the MPAA, and music existed before publishing st

You seem to think that the MPAA == movies && RIAA == music. That is simply not true. Movies existed long before the MPAA, and music existed before publishing studios of any sort. We don't need them. Music has especially made some good strides in the last few years with self-published music. Not only that, but there are some publishers that don't belong to the RIAA. That may or may not make them better; I can't prove they're not lobbying right alongside the RIAA anyway, but I digress. I'll admit that movies are a bit behind music in this regard. Blockbusters simply cost more to make than music. Still, even if studios are needed for the huge-budget movies, they aren't needed in our goddamned government. Besides, indie films (many of which receive numerous awards every year) are low budget affairs. I enjoy the brainless action movie as much as the next hairy male, but I'd argue society needs less of those and more of the kind that make you think. That's something we seem to be forgetting how to do.