The RIAA sank to a new all-time low by producing a two-minute video press release intended for local TV stations to broadcast about copyright infringement during the holiday season.

A copy of the poorly made video may be found here. It matches a press release by the RIAA released on December 13, 2007.

Among the claims made: if you see music compilations that would only exist in the fantasies of music lovers, they’re probably too good to be true.

Let’s stop right there. The arrogance of that one statement is too profound to ignore. The RIAA is essentially claiming that producers will never give customers what they actually want. This is like saying, “Sure, you may want a bun with your hamburger, but anyone who would give it to you is selling you an illegal bun.” If there is demonstrable demand, intelligent businesspeople seek to fulfill it, not deny it.
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