It's funny how much people fawn over what is essentially an advertising company. Unbelievable how the world has been duped into thinking they are somehow innovative. They put ads on their webmail and people think they are somehow "hip". Google campus? What a waste of capital.
Eventually, when profits in music industry totally vanish, the RIAA will cease to get adequate funding from the labels and will stop hiring lobbyists in Washington. At that point, things will change. The RIAA is just a collective trade organization owned by the individual labels as partners. It costs a lot of money to keep the RIAA going, and it WILL dry up eventually, along with their influence in Washington.