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Weird Al Premiere Cancelled Due to Net Leak

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the fluent-in-javascript-as-well-as-klingon dept.

SilentChris writes "In what's probably a first, AOL cancelled the 'World Premiere' of Weird Al's newest video 'White and Nerdy' due to it being leaked on the internet. Al writes on his MySpace page: 'Apparently, the video has already leaked online, and AOL doesn't feel comfortable doing a World Premiere promotion for a video that a number of people have seen already ... Anyway, it's really a bummer... it would have been great promotion for the album... but hey, life goes on.' As for the video? Arguably Al's best work (but I'm a little biased)."

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  1. And I care why? by joshetc · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've already seen it anyway, who cares about the premier!

    [/not trolling]

    1. Re:And I care why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      No no no. You have it all wrong. See, I heard from THE authority on the economics of the music industry - a place called Slashdot - that when music is illegaly distributed without any compensation to the content creator it's GOOD for the artists and when music is legally purchased as a result of a properly informed consumer decision, it's BAD for the artists.

      See, selling CDs is BAD and will make musicians suffer in poverty while illegally distributing their content without any chance for income is GOOD because the magical socialism fairy will appear out of nowhere and shower them with butter and wine.

      Don't mind that rabbit hole, Alice, you're not in Wonderland, just Slashdot. It's just as fruity, but much, much stupider.

  2. In what's probably a first by rvw · · Score: 5, Funny

    Isn't that the best premiere a "Nerdy" video can get? Being "leaked" to YouTube, featured on Slashdot?

    1. Re:In what's probably a first by soft_guy · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just because an illegal act makes them more money in the long run doesn't make any less illegal

      I found out about this cool store once because I had ran in there earlier to escape the police who were chasing me. So, I decided to hold the place up. After I got home, I realized the store was totally cool, so now I shop there all the time.

      Sure, I robbed them once, but I've more than made up for it by becoming a valuable customer! I'm sure they are glad that I know about their store.

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  3. Overheard in AOL office by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Underling: (excited) Hey boss, you know that Weird Al video we're gonna promo? It's been leaked all over the net. There's a lot of buzz! I think it's gonna be a big hit.

    Boss: (annoyed) You mean hackers stole one of our products?

    U: Well, not exactly, I mean, everybody's talking about it, this is a great opportunity for promotion. I had this idea for instance, we could let people make their OWN parodies of Weird Al's video and put them up on YouTube with a special tag, then we could give a prize to the best--

    B: (more annoyed) What the fuck is U-Tube? A brand of glue? Cancel the premiere of Queer Al's video, that's the only way to show those pirates who's boss.

    U: You mean "Weird Al" .. but .. it's so popular .. we could make a lot of ...

    B: Hey kid, this is AOL, you think we got this far by being idiots? Now get out of my office.

    U: (dejected) yes sir.

  4. Re:done! by Jace+of+Fuse! · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really? I would think that the AOL premiere would generate a lot more sales than Slashdot.

    While I must admit that exposure all over is good, it would be MY guess that Slashdot is a better potential buying audience for Al than the typical AOL user.

    After all, "White and Nerdy".

    Yup. That's Slashdot.

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  5. Re:done! by DamnStupidElf · · Score: 4, Funny

    After all, "White and Nerdy".

    Yup. That's Slashdot.

    I'm just kind of pasty and geeky, you insensitive clod!

  6. Re:No flash... by jonnythan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I love a world where you can say "the peanut butter jelly banana" and everyone knows what you're talking about.

  7. Time for a slashdot poll! by Cid+Highwind · · Score: 4, Funny

    How many Weird Al Yankovic albums do you own?
    [ ] none
    [ ] I downloaded a few songs
    [ ] 1-3
    [ ] 4-6
    [ ] more than 6
    [ ] all of them, and I could explain all the jokes in "White and Nerdy" and "All About the Pentiums"

    I can't be the only one here who would have to check the last option...

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  8. Re:Hmm... by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Somebody probably swiped one from a pre-release stock room and ripped it.

    but there are laws against violating copyrights and copying 'protected' media. so your explanation doesn't work.

    [rolls eyes]

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