Glad someone mentioned their anti-piracy and, in turn, anti-consumer practices. Metallica makes great music, but fights like hell for their music rights and money suing pirates and platforms. I prefered Iron Maiden's approach. Instead of suing pirates, there was a time when they set up live concerts in areas where their music was pirated to make money on the live performance. Different ways of interacting with an audience I guess.
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PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
RyeBread@feddit.de · 12 pts · 2y
Glad someone mentioned their anti-piracy and, in turn, anti-consumer practices. Metallica makes great music, but fights like hell for their music rights and money suing pirates and platforms. I prefered Iron Maiden's approach. Instead of suing pirates, there was a time when they set up live concerts in areas where their music was pirated to make money on the live performance. Different ways of interacting with an audience I guess.
rtxn@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Indie game developers putting activation keys in comments on pirate sites are a different breed.
Facebones@reddthat.com · 7 pts · 2y
Metallica is indifferent to bagpipes but love conventionally attractive women in revealing outfits 😂
Starb3an@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
I would like to believe they are supporting a fan.
sirico@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 2y
However you haven't paid for the cover so our lawyers will be in touch