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May 07, 2008
Nine Inch Nails releases record album free online and available for remix
 The successful band Nine Inch Nails has released its newest album The Slip for free online. Two other things are very interesting.
The band is making it available in a variety of download formats, not just streaming, not just mp3. They are even making it available through the fast peer-to-peer file sharing network BitTorrent. The mere mention of the word BitTorrent sends the suits down at RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) into apoplectic fits. So this is certainly the band's decision, not a record company's. The record is also being released under a Creative Commons share-and-share alike license, even allowing derivative works and remixes.
From the website download page: the slip is licensed under a creative commons attribution non-commercial share alike license,
we encourage you to
remix it, share it with your friends,
post it on your blog, play it on your podcast, give it to strangers, etc.
Jeff Leeds of the New York Times had a story yesterday: In a post on the band's Web site, www.nin.com, the band’s leader, Trent Reznor, said, "Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years -- this one's on me."[...] Mr. Reznor’s new offer could serve as another test of how the easy availability of free music online affects subsequent CD sales and other money-making opportunities. I've downloaded the mp3.
Posted by Ed Mierzwinski at May 7, 2008 08:21 AM
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