Screwed by the RIAA

For Christmas, one of the gifts I received was a gift card to FYE (a music/dvd shop usually found in malls). I don't usually buy CDs at the music store anymore. My wife belongs to a music club, so we usually get our music through that route. I was in for a shock. CDs were $20! REALLY? $20? That's ridiculous. Of course it's a gift card and I will probably never shop in FYE, so I went ahead and ran out the amount on the card.

I'm still reeling from this. There is absolutely NO reason for the recording industry to be charging that much for a CD. Now, granted, I did get it at FYE and they are probably one of the most expensive places to get CDs, but still. I can buy the same album on iTunes for $7.99! I mean how much does it cost them to cut a CD in materials costs? I bet it's less than a buck. They scream about piracy, but who's screaming about the RIAA committing highway robbery?

Evil.