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Album leakage

Published on Sep 6th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - BART: The album leaked!? Who leaked it!?  Sue 'em, Joel!  Squeeze 'em 'til it hurts!; 	JOEL: Once the files are out there, sir, it's nearly impossible to tell who leaked them. |comic strip | panel 2 - BART: Then who's downloading it?  Sue them!  Drain the bastards dry!!; 	JOEL: Eh, with these newer P2P file sharing networks... that's pretty hard to track. |comic strip | panel 3 - BART: Well, God damn it, Joel.... |comic strip | panel 4 - BART: Can we just sue the Internet in general then?; 	JOEL: Legal's looking into it, sir.... |

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Download nightmares

Published on Oct 31st, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - BRETT: Come on!  It's just one album!; 	GREG: Don't tempt me with illegal mp3s, man!  I'll stick to iTunes.  A guilt-free life is worth $1 a song. |comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: Dude, the record companies don't pay any production or distribution costs with iTunes, and they charge the same as CDs.  It's a ripoff. |comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Look, I used Napster in college!  I won't go back to that life!  I would have nightmares about musicians breaking into my apartment and stealing stuff.... |comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: Liz Phair would hold me down while P.J. Harvey ripped my socks off my feet.  It was... arousing.  But also scary.; 	BRETT: You're a toolbox, Greg. |

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allofmp3.com

Published on Nov 1st, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: I'm having an iTunes crisis of faith, Brett.  I just found this Russian site, allofmp3.com.  It's like $2/album. |comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: Hmm.  Think it's legal?; 	GREG: W-well, a portion of what I pay goes to the artist.  So I'm not really; doing anything wrong... right? |comic strip | panel 3 - BRETT: Show me where you read that.; 	GREG: Here on this blog.  Next to that porn ad and the "Top 10 Warez Linkz" thing. |comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Mmm.  Well, I'll leave you to your rationalizing.; 	GREG: Bottom line, i-it's not MY fault it's not shut down... right?  RIGHT?! |

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manymanymp3.com

Published on Nov 2nd, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - BRETT: Still getting your mp3s from that semi-legal allofmp3.com?; 	GREG: No, now I found manymanymp3.com.  You can get any music you want.  You pay nothing. |comic strip | panel 2 - BRETT: Sounds even shadier.  Thought you were all concerned with artists getting their fair share.; 	GREG: Well, you agree to pay later, Brett.  If, you know, you like the music. |comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: And if... if the band specifically asks you for the money. |comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: It's... it's teaching musicians to be assertive, really!  Th-that's what it's doing!; 	BRETT: Ever heard the term "slippery slope", Greg? |

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yourfriendfred.com

Published on Nov 3rd, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: I found a new download site: YourFriendFred.com ...  This guy Fred sends you whatever mp3s you want.  B-but it's legal!  See if you run into Fred ever, you buy him a beer. |comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: A-and Fred promises that a PORTION of that beer goes directly to the artist.  S-so everyone wins, see?  H-ha ha!  R-right, Brett? |comic strip | panel 3 - BRETT: Yeah, idiot, if the artist WANTS to be paid in beer, and if "Fred" HAPPENS to run into them in the next 20 minutes.; 	GREG: It's POSSIBLE. |comic strip | panel 4 - BRETT: Oh SURE!  "Why, look who's here at Dempsey's!  Kanye West! And the rotting corpse of Johnny Cash!"; 	GREG: I mean, I ALWAYS see that Fiery Furnaces dude at the bodega.... |

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