![]() ![]() Universal feels that if they host our remix site, they will be opening themselves up to the accusation that they are sponsoring the same technical violation of copyright they are suing these companies for. Universal is contending that these sites do not have what is referred to as “safe harbor” under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and therefore are in copyright violation because users have uploaded music and video content that is owned by Universal. My former record company and current owner of all these master files, Universal, is currently involved in a lawsuit with other media titans Google (YouTube) and News Corp (MySpace). In a posting on nin.com on, Reznor explained that the launch of that was supposed to accompany the release of Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D and all Year Zero multitracks had been delayed due to a legal hitch caused by Universal: Look for some announcements in the near future regarding 2008. I have been under recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate. I've waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. On October 8, 2007, Reznor announced that he was a free agent through a posting at both nin.com and The Spiral: And it would come out the day that it's done in the studio, not this 'Let's wait three months' bulls. I would put out a nicely packaged merchandise piece, if you want to own a physical thing. Come see the show and buy a T-shirt if you like it. If I could do what I want right now, I would put out my next album, you could download it from my site at as high a bit-rate as you want, pay $4 through PayPal. I have one record left that I owe a major label, then I will never be seen in a situation like this again. Self Release?Īfter the above post, Reznor stated in an interview that he was interested in self-releasing future material: We are planning a full-length remix collection of substance that will be announced soon. I am not allowing Capital G to be repackaged into several configurations that result in you getting ripped off. The point is, I am trying my best to make sure the music and items NIN puts in the marketplace have value, substance and are worth you considering purchasing. Nothing but a consumer rip-off that I've been talked into my whole career. I guess as a reward for being a 'true fan' you get ripped off. It's the pop stuff we have to discount to get people to buy.' So. By the way, when I asked a label rep about this his response was: 'It's because we know you have a real core audience that will pay whatever it costs when you put something out - you know, true fans. Avril Lavigne's record in the same store was $21.99 ($18.21 US). Year Zero is selling for $34.99 Australian dollars ($29.10 US). The ABSURD retail pricing of Year Zero in Australia.A couple of examples that quickly come to mind: The full text of that post is as follows:Īs the climate grows more and more desperate for record labels, their answer to their mostly self-inflicted wounds seems to be to screw the consumer over even more. On Reznor made a post on his blog on the official Nine Inch Nails website condemning Universal Music Group for their pricing and distribution plans for Year Zero. 1.1 Universal Music Group & Year Zero PricingĬriticism Universal Music Group & Year Zero Pricing. ![]()
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