When challenged on what they're doing, organizations like the RIAA and the IFPI will often claim that they're just trying to help musicians.

That's obviously untrue, as they represent the record labels -- who have a long history of an antagonistic relationship with the musicians they work with.

We're seeing more and more cases where this conflict is being made quite clear as the RIAA and IFPI attacks fan actions that the musicians in question would prefer be left alone....