I love the way Universal Music Group is stubbornly trying to hold on to the revenue stream of "lawsuits against anyone who dare cross us." It's so cute, isn't it? Well, those of you out there who have ever been the unwilling recipient of one of UMG's shittier promo CDs may not think it's so cute once you realize that the record company is now trying to go after anyone who's not only
sold one of said promos, but tried to be at least a little bit more ethical about flipping stuff they got for free by throwing the unwanted discs in the trash. Those CDs are property of Universal Music Group forever, dammit! And you can
bet they'll come around in 50 years to make sure that you still have that copy of
Dreaming Out Loud that has "must be surrendered upon demand" stamped on its front, and if a thorough search of your place doesn't turn up that CD, you will be in so much trouble.
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