David
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While I don't morally agree with file-sharing, there's crappity smack all that can be done about stopping it.
How many people are going to actively search for JC's solo debut on an off-chance. Snow Patrol, yes, but not Justin.
The majority of people at his gig at the ABC were old Dels fans, not JC fans. The response to the new material was generally muted (perhaps because it's so maudlin).
If someone wants to make themselves feel special by giving out copies of an unreleased album, they must have pretty shallow lives, but all power to them.
People have sent me stuff and I wouldn't dream of passing it on - not for Ryan fans, Bruce fans, Elvis Costello fans or JC fans. That's just because it's not fair on the person that sent me it in the first place, especially if they used a personal contact with the artist.
And, yeh, putting it on a filesharing network's crap, but Justin is hardly a priority act to bring lawsuits into force. if he does so, like Metallica found out, all you're doing is suing potential fans or existing fans.
If you release an album, it will sadly become public domain within minutes because people do not respect the rights of the record companies to protect their profits, or that of the artist to control their own music.
It's crap, but a fact of life.
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