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U2 Threatens to Release Album Early on iTunes

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hurrying-to-market dept.

Uninvited Guest writes "After a rough cut of U2's latest unfinished album was stolen earlier this week, the band has vowed to release the entire album on iTunes if the music appears on P2P networks. Bono told the London Daily Telegraph, 'If it is on the Internet this week, we will release it immediately as a legal download on iTunes, and get hard copies into the shops by the end of the month.' Is this the exact opposite of the Smashing Pumpkins' last album, which the band rushed to release on P2P networks, before it could hit the stores?"

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  1. yawn by TechnologyX · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    They can release it on Aimgrrl.com for all I care, only reason why that shit would ever be on my computer is out of spite.

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  2. Re:10 OUT OF 10 TERRORISTS AGREE by ThaReetLad · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    wrong. Terrorists love GWB because its cheaper and easier to let him do the hard work of converting thousands of young people to their cause.

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