Spoofing P2P Networks as Marketing Plot

prostoalex writes "Salon's technology section talks about major music labels spoofing the peer-to-peer networks. The users of AudioGalaxy, Gnutella or KaZaa have probably seen a surge of fake MP3 files when conducting a search on a popular title. The MP3 looks legit, but contains a 20 second clip played over and over. Such promotional tracks were especially popular with newest releases, such as Eminem and No Doubt, as pointed out in the article. Who posted the fake tracks to the p2p networks? Could it be, as Salon suggests, a suburban mom, who does not agree with controversial lyrics, or would it be the label, trying to prevent piracy and promote the new album at the same time?"

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[powerlinekid]

All repeating a line over and over again did was piss me off while i was downloading the eminem show. It made me not want it anymore, because hell... maybe thats how the cd was. So I definitly don't think it was done to make people want the album more. Thats what real songs and radio is for. Then again with dsl, just download 15 at a time and find the one tahts good. Suck that riaa.