What Will They Think of Next? Record Labels’ Ridiculous Antileak Tech
Annoying overdubs, artist cajoling, imprisoned discs — the music industry’s strategies for preventing leaks of upcoming albums are elaborate enough to have been hatched by Wile E. Coyote. To no avail: Advance copies meant for the media are inevitably finding their way online before official release dates, rendering multimillion-dollar marketing plans moot. [MORE]