morcheeba's Journal: More RIAA Fun

RIAA: warning labels not necessary because most kids steal music.

In a New York Times article on proposed more descriptive "parental advisory" warnings, Hilary Rosen (CEO of the RIAA) stated that a new warning system was unnecessary because a large number of adolescents and teenagers no longer bought their music in stores. The article says that kids simply go to the Internet and download it, and that Hillary said most parents do not know how to access these sites. "There is no labeling on the Internet," Ms. Rosen said. "If anyone is going to express concern that's what it should be about."

So, if parents learn to use the internet, then they'll start labelling music better? Or, is she saying that you should trust 'music pirates' with your kids upbringing instead of the music publishers? Clever tactic - making music labelling a piracy issue.