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Except a politician has some sort of ethical obligation to follow through on campaign promises (that they don't is a breach of integrity). The RIAA doesn't have to ask Congress how to set prices for CDs. They could ask prices that gave 3000% profit and it would be perfectly legal. In fact, in other markets some companies use that strategy to enhance the perception of "prestige" in their product.
The issue of pricing of CDs and quality of artistic output is only tangentially related to the ethics or legality of downloading copyrighted material. A motive is not the same thing as a justification. Although the quote cited in the original post is yet another indication that the RIAA is completely missing the freaking boat on electronic distribution, even that is unrelated to unauthorized downloads.
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