hello99: Exactly. Kinda like how the victim Tnuva got boycotted for no reason last summer. Then, due to financial issues they had to raise their prices to make ends meet. Oh whats that you say? Tnuva was boycotted for price fixing? And the boycott didn’t make them raise their prices rather lower them? So too music producers have always been overcharging, way before the first mp3 player made it big, and people “stealing” music is the equivalent of a boycott.
The producers have been stealing from Jewish victims for so long, who have had no other choice but to buy a highly overpriced package that usually includes only one decent song, as this is one of the only viable forms of Jewish entertainment or relaxation. The original victim in this battle is US, not the music producers, as they are only victims of our tendency of relying on kulos, which were naturally formed after being bullied for so long.
Therefore I proclaim YAY to the producers who stoke the flames even more by charging an even more ridiculous price, and YAY for still not offering digital downloads. With a strategy like that, there would be more success by shooting yourselves in the foot. And one last YAY for the new generation of producers that will have to be different, hopefully sometime in the near future.