argh...I so didn't want this to leak. It ultimately won't matter because "Red" will sell a bazillion copies anyhow but retailers need to be more careful pre-release. There's no excuse for that Walmart; this is the biggest release of the year, they would have known the impact date.
I haven't heard it yet (waiting 'till the 22nd) but the label's on a hiding to nothing unfortunately. Link-chasing is like bashing your head against a brick wall-one shuts down, another appears. The Internet's so mind-boggling vast and they can only really target HTTP traffic at best, while most sharing happens on newsgroups and Bit*******. There's just too many peers, and taking an entire tracker down is easier said than done.
Popular webesites like Perez Hilton should take some responsibility and not fuel the fire. That's poor form. BMR should totally DMCA his ass
