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Name-Your-Cost Radiohead Album Pirated More Than Purchased

Posted by Zonk on from the perhaps-you-don't-understand-the-concept-of-free dept.

phantomfive writes "Forbes is reporting that despite Radiohead giving their latest album away 'for free', more copies of the album were pirated than downloaded from their site. Commentators offered up the opinion that this was probably more out of habit than malice. People download from regular BitTorrent sources, and may not have fully understood the band's very new approach to the subject. Regardless, Readiohead's efforts are having some measurable effect, as noted by the chairman of EMI: 'The industry, rather than embracing digitalization and the opportunities it brings for promotion of product and distribution through multiple channels, has stuck its head in the sand. Radiohead's actions are a wake-up call which we should all welcome and respond to with creativity and energy.'"

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  1. EMI Chairman says... by croddy · · Score: 5, Funny

    'The industry, rather than embracing digitalization and the opportunities it brings for promotion of product and distribution through multiple channels, has stuck its head in the sand. Radiohead's actions are a wake-up call which we should all welcome and respond to with creativity and energy.'"
    Translation:

    Please, pretty please, please come back. EMI loves you. EMI is your friend. We miss you guys! Just another little contract, one short one! Please? Just sign it? Please? Pretty please?
  2. Re:Embarrassment by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I put -1 in the box and they sent me a dollar.

  3. Re:Embarrassment by dnormant · · Score: 5, Funny

    They robbed you. It should have been $65,534!

  4. Re:Embarrassment by canajin56 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Or $100,000 is you are using Excel 2007 ;)

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  5. Re:Embarrassment by PrinceOfStorms · · Score: 5, Funny

    I see you're using the new grammar checker in Word 2007 :-).

  6. Re:I think it's habit - AND convenience by Fred_A · · Score: 5, Funny

    I pay a tax every time I buy a blank CD. If that doesn't that give me the right to "pirate" my MP3's then what is it for? I wish this silly argument was buried once for all. The Tax on blank CDs is to compensate for the electrons that get stuck on those CDs and can't be reused. Then fresh ones have to be shipped from China at outrageous rates. Especially given the current price of a barrel of oil.

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  7. Re:Embarrassment by GPL+Apostate · · Score: 5, Funny

    Savings??

    My DEBT is in dollars, and with inflation, I owe less every day!

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