A lot of people think it’s cool that indie band Matmos did this: begged recipients of their promo CD not to post tracks on the internet. I don’t think it’s so great. Because they shouldn’t have to ask. Because as soon as some greedy jerks see an opportunity in handwritten pleas asking us to respect the creative work of others, kids in some undeveloped third world cesspool will be writing little “personalized” notes just like this … a dollar for a every few thousand or so.

One of my favorite movie lines is “Starvation is a powerful aphrodisiac.” Screwing people over – literally or metaphorically – isn’t cool.

via Boing Boing

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