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Originally posted by Rico Shameless v2
Yes, downloading an album 3 weeks before it's release date can be similar because you're damaging sales. An iTunes release of an official single is not the exact same, but still most don't go buy the single when it is released, therefore further damaging it's single sales. If that weren't true album/single sales would be booming more than they are, and there wouldn't be an issue of illegal downloads. So downloading an upcoming album track is in the same line, you're damaging something as you would be if it were an official release.
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You can't be serious!
Errr... DUH. It's definitely NOT the same when you download a song before iTunes release when you're already know it's a new single or really from the album - Cause there's nothing the label/artist can do.
If you do it *now*, when we know ZERO about new releases, they could very well get angry and, let's say, discard a good song that could be a single or at least make the final cut for the album.
Do you get it now or will I have to draw it for you?