In the end, that is what this case is ultimately about.
They whine about dollars and cents but it is all about power.
I don't see any difference in what the RIAA is doing to the music industry as Major League Baseball was doing before Free Agency. When the market controls an industry, it thrives. When the industry controls what consumers get, it withers. The RIAA need only look in the mirror (and in their own wallets) to find fault for low sales. If they sold the CDs at the fair market price of around $7 to $8, they would see a huge increase in sales. Up to now, they are ripping us off. When vinyl LP albums sold in stores for $5.99 on a list price of $8.98, it was fair. But it actually costs less to produce a CD now than it used to cost for a vinyl LP, yet they continue to charge twice to three times as much as the old vinyl.