09-15-2008, 03:50 PM
Metallica Cancel Interview Over Illegally Downloaded Album Review
They're angered by journalist...
by Jason Gregory
15 September 2008
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Metallica cancelled an interview with a Swedish publication after one of their journalist's admitted to illegally downloading the band's new album. In a review of 'Death Magnetic', which is currently number one in the UK, Jonn Jeppsson confessed to downloading a different version of the record ââ¬â and said he preferred it to the official one.
It's understood that the songs had been edited by a Metallica fan, who then uploaded them onto the internet.
In a statement Per Sundin, president of Universal Music Sweden, called Jepssonn's review for Sydsvenskan ââ¬Åtotally unacceptableââ¬Â.
"The reviewer is referring to a BitTorrent where someone has altered the original songs. The reviewer explains exactly where one should go in order to download the file that totally infringes on a copyright,ââ¬Â he said.
"It's not only an illegal file, but an altered file. The reviewer also writes that this is how the album should have sounded.
http://www.gigwise.com/news/46062/metall...bum-review
They're angered by journalist...
by Jason Gregory
15 September 2008
More Metallica
Metallica cancelled an interview with a Swedish publication after one of their journalist's admitted to illegally downloading the band's new album. In a review of 'Death Magnetic', which is currently number one in the UK, Jonn Jeppsson confessed to downloading a different version of the record ââ¬â and said he preferred it to the official one.
It's understood that the songs had been edited by a Metallica fan, who then uploaded them onto the internet.
In a statement Per Sundin, president of Universal Music Sweden, called Jepssonn's review for Sydsvenskan ââ¬Åtotally unacceptableââ¬Â.
"The reviewer is referring to a BitTorrent where someone has altered the original songs. The reviewer explains exactly where one should go in order to download the file that totally infringes on a copyright,ââ¬Â he said.
"It's not only an illegal file, but an altered file. The reviewer also writes that this is how the album should have sounded.
http://www.gigwise.com/news/46062/metall...bum-review