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The New York Times (registration required, sorry) bemoans the sale of used books on the internet, leading with a misguided comparison of used-book sales online to Napster (great line: “There aren't any easy answers, especially as no one is breaking any laws here”).
And megastars U2 agonize over the loss of an unfinished draft of their next CD. I enjoy U2’s work, and I sympathize viscerally with their frustration that someone stole a copy of their unfinished work — oooh, that would upset me. But after what Wilco showed the world with Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, it’s hard for me to get on board with reported fears that “illegal downloads of the music could cost the band and the record company millions of dollars in lost revenue.“
Posted by AKMA at July 16, 2004 11:10 PM | TrackBackOddly, something similar has already happened to U2 on 3 albums (October, Pop, and ATYCLB) as well as their most recent single "Electrical Storm." Perhaps they're more airheaded about security than one would expect... but some people also think this is a publicity stunt, *designed* to provoke internet leaks. That would be more in character with their previous creative marketing work and their forward-looking use of the internet. On the other hand, would, you know, The Ethical Band (TM) file false police reports? The debate continues...
Posted by: Beth at July 17, 2004 07:45 AM