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Last Friday, some well-connected little birdie dropped an advance MP3 of Jay-Z’s “Show Me What You Got” into our tips@idolator.com mailbox. This apparently didn’t make the folks at Interscope/Universal/Globex (or whatever they’re called) too happy, and after writing us a few excitingly bold-faced legal letters, they jumped the gun and posted the song themselves.
We bring this up not to brag–all we did was throw the song up before going back to making Shalamar jokes–but to point out that when you send us a tip or track anonymously, we keep it anonymous. And we love advance leaks–not fake leaks masterminded by some lame underground-marketing firm, but real-deal, someone’s-gonna-get-screamed-on-for-letting-this-get-out leaks. So please keep ‘em coming, because frankly, our lawyers need something to listen to while trying to figure out how to keep us from copyright court.
Earlier: Leak Of The Week Day Year: Jay-Z, ‘Show Me What You Got’
This sounds like a great way to get labels to release songs early. screw it from now on, ill post everything I get early so then we can all get it from the label, soon after. see bloggers do do the world good.
Hey, I now understand the purpose of Idolator. You may not have the best music or the best writing, but hot-damn, you’ve got the best lawyers.
It’s refreshing to see a day-after post that reads “Dear Jigga Man, Fuck you and the horse you rode in on,” instead of “Dear Mr. Carter & Legal staff, Please accept our heartfelt apology for posting your intellectual property.”