So I stumble across this headline earlier…RIAA Bans Telling Friends About Songs
…and I’m pretty sure I sweared out loud.
Furiously clicking on the link, imagine my relief when I realized it was just THE ONION…just a joke…and that’s when I sweared at my own gullibility.
The worst part about it was how quickly I was to accept that it could actually have happened. People not being allowed to “buzz” about music. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is a cruel, cruel organization. They’re already super strict about keeping people from downloading illegal music. But this would be like Nazi Germany if they policed word of mouth.
So thank God this is just the Onion.
And I hope that the RIAA hasn’t seen this. Cause the day they suddenly decide to go all George Orwell, 1984…well, we’ll all know who to blame.
-Ryan
