News Music firms claim public backing

Also from the Beeb:

The US music industry has said a slim majority of the public supports its campaign against online song-swappers.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) released a survey showing that 52% backed the move.

It questioned 800 people for the poll, two days before targeting 261 individuals for distributing songs on the internet without permission.

The RIAA says piracy is hitting sales, but critics say CD prices are too high.

In the survey, 52% said they supported the music industry's position, while 21% said they did not support it.

"These results show that our message is definitely getting through," said Mitch Bainwol, the RIAA's chairman and chief executive.

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Hmmm - sounds like RIAA spin control here.

 

I wonder if that was really "support the RIAA" "don't support the RIAA" or "support stealing" "support finding criminals"... Let's have the exact questions asked, may we?