While noble in theory, in practice I'm unable to boycott the RIAA.

Because the only way I'd be able to do that, yet still hear all the music I want to hear, would be to steal it. And I'm not interested in doing that. Partly because I want to support the artists themselves (in whatever small way they get supported by CD purchases), and partly because pirated MP3s usually have lousy quality control.

Yeah, I think they're being hardheaded about it, and I think the record industry would be better served by business models that embrace the internet instead of fear it. But at the moment, the only way I'm going to hear new recordings by the artists I love is to buy the albums.

The RIAA is pretty much a monopoly at this point. So trying to boycott them would be like trying to boycott your local electric power company. Sure you can do it, but you'd have to be OK with being cold, dark, and lonely...