Worst Company in America 2007

Today's post isn't so much of a rant as a "I told you so". Over at The Consumerist they have been polling to find out which company is the worst in America for 2007. This years winner despite not actually being a company most consumers have ever had direct dealings with, the RIAA. It beat out 15 other companies. Those included in that list are some of the biggest titans of their industry and included several oil companies, a few news companies, WalMart, Sony, and others. America hates the RIAA and its practices so much that they voted it to the top of the list despite the fact the RIAA isn't a company that consumers have ever purchased a product or service from.

If America as a whole was equivalent to Survivor, I'd say RIAA just got voted off the island. So what can be done to stop this behemoth hate inducing conglomerate of no good quacks? Well, your options with the Better Business Bureau are limited because they aren't a public business. And so far all of the attempts to get a bill through congress have been stopped before they started. This leaves us only a few options. Don't buy CD's ever again, hurting the artists much more than the recording industry. This would also bolstering the RIAA's claim of "illegal downloads cost us CD sales" gimmick of an argument. Or having to continue like we have been, and fight back one battle at a time. So lets start there and get fewer people giving in to the RIAA when they are wrongly accused. The more battles the RIAA loses, the more companies will begin to stand up to them, and then congress will see that they have the support they need to stop this nonsense. To help get the ball rolling be sure and send a letter to your congress men/women letting them know about your concerns. The road will be long and hard, but its one worth walking.