[Sivran]

RIAA claim: Sales are down
True.
RIAA claim: Sales are down due to piracy
False.
Actual Reason: Sales are down due to less product being shipped, a deliberate decision on the part of the RIAA.

El_Phil claimed: Apple is screwing artists.
False.
Truth: RIAA is screwing artists. Apple makes no money off of iTunes, every last cent goes into maintaining and improving the service. The RIAA receives the lion's share of the revenue from iTunes, while Apple bears all the costs.