The RIAA's recent online holiday greetings, a black-on-magenta animated silhouette, to the tune of Ginza, by Vince Guaraldi, lets us all know how much they think of themselves:
The text presented in the animation is as follows:
Smart Moves:
1607: Pilgrims leave England for New World
1895: Wright brothers decide to build airplanes
1944: Allies invade Normandy
1964: The Beatles debut on The Ed Sullivan Show
1984: Chicago Bulls select Michael Jordan in NBA draft
1992: Starbucks goes public
2005: Supreme Court rules against illegal file-swapping
Announcing Another Smart Move:
The RIAA Has Moved
Happy Holidays!
The Recording Industry Association of America
1025 F Street, NW / 10th Floor / Washington, DC 20004
Just after the line: “Announcing Another Smart Move,” I honestly expected the next line was going to be: “No More File-Sharing Lawsuits.”
Funny, I thought the holidays were all about compassion and humility. Clearly, humility to the RIAA is comparing their corporate headquarters move to: the exodus of a persecuted people; man's discovery of flight; and the beginning of the end of WWII. Gotta watch it again. Amazing.