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Originally posted by SecretMethod70
Precisely. They tried the same argument when tapes came out, claiming tapes were hurting album sales, etc.
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If the RIAA and MPAA had their way, videos cassettes, tapes, and blank CD's would be $20 each in order to "compensate" for piracy. They asked for an $18 surcharge on each individual ppiece of blank media, all of which would go to them.