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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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Tags: allofmp3.com, Brett the hipster, computers, downloading, Greg the mindless fan, Internet, mp3, music consumers, rationalizing

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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totalabovemp3.com

Published on Nov 4th, 2005

comic strip | panel 1 - GREG: OK, Brett, I found the music site for me: totalabovemp3.com. You can download anything you want. Anything. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: There's links to donate to each artist, but if you don't want to... it's totally free.; BRETT: And you don't feel guilty like with the other illegal sites? | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Nope. Because next to every song, they list the annual salary of both the musician and the president of the record label. | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: The truth has set me free, David Geffen!; BRETT: Neat, you can also donate to a fund that raises money to egg the offices of the RIAA.... |

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Shower interruption

Published on Jan 23rd, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - SONY GUY 1: Greg Trefry? We're with Sony BMG. You purchased a copy of a My Morning Jacket CD called "Z" a few months ago, yes?; GREG: Yeah... how'd you get in my apartment? | comic strip | panel 2 - SONY GUY 2: Door was open.; SONY GUY 1: Your CD installed software on your computer without your knowledge.; GREG: Oh, the "rootkit" thing.... Wait, that door was locked. | comic strip | panel 3 - SONY GUY 2: Lock was loose.; SONY GUY 1: We're apologizing to everyone affected. We care deeply about our criminals' privacy. Customers. I meant "our customers' privacy." | comic strip | panel 4 - GREG: How long have you been here?; SONY GUY 2: Not long.; SONY GUY 1: You forgot to rinse after adding your conditioner, by the way. |

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New My Morning Jacket CD

Published on Jan 24th, 2006

comic strip | panel 1 - SONY GUY 1: On behalf of Sony BMG, we're not only personally apologizing for the rootkit fiasco, we're also giving you a new My Morning Jacket CD. Here you go.; GREG: Thanks. | comic strip | panel 2 - GREG: Are... are you going to let go of it?; SONY GUY 1: What? Why? | comic strip | panel 3 - GREG: Well. I dunno... because... it's my CD now.; SONY GUY 1: It's, it's not yours, Greg! We still own the music, so, so don't just, don't-- | comic strip | panel 4 - SONY GUY 2: Jerry. Be cool, man.; SONY GUY 1: He's a pirate, Curtis! I see it in his eyes! He's got that lean, hungry, BitTorrent-y look about him! |