PunkTheFunk 124,578 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Kanye West's latest album has already been illegally downloaded more than half a million times, estimates Torrent Freak. The artist released The Life of Pablo on Jay-Z's music streaming service Tidal two days ago. Thousands of subscribers have complained that they have been unable to download the album, despite paying for it. It is currently one of the most popular music downloads on The Pirate Bay. The new material appears twice in the controversial file-sharing site's top 10 music downloads, despite Kanye West himself tweeting that it would only be available on Tidal. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has also filed nearly 20 take-down requests to Google for websites illegally hosting the material, Torrent Freak reports. However RIAA chief executive Cary Sherman wrote last year that the approach is increasingly ineffective. "While the system worked when isolated incidents of infringement occurred on largely static web pages - as was the case when the [US copyright] law was passed in 1998 - it is largely useless in the current world where illegal links that are taken down reappear instantaneously," he said. "The result is a never-ending game that is both costly and increasingly pointless." The level of piracy of The Life of Pablo is unusual, Ernesto from Torrent Freak told the BBC. "Generally we don't track music releases closely, so I'm not calling any records," he said. "However, I haven't seen numbers this high before for a music release - not with Adele either." http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35587381 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Tidal exclusive who? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 This should be tagged, "Achievement" I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LePetitGAGABLover 21,234 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Talent always wins Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceGaga 7,585 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 slay piratebay king of downloads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slayer 9,227 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 LMAO they should just put Tidal out of its misery. I love judas SO MUCH but I canʹt look like a copycat of JLO!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,343 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Good. It will make Kanye and Tidal think about what a terrible idea exclusivity brings to the market. Don't make something easy to get? People will find easier ways to get to it. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEARTHUNTER 7,611 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Catastrophic. Slay though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Tulip 12,428 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zilla 13,433 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Should've put it on Apple...... 𝙸'𝚖 𝚊 𝚓𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚓𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚎𝚜 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚐𝚒𝚛𝚕. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkJelly 1,769 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I'm not surprised. I haven't listened myself, Kanye as a musician has never really drawn me in. It wasn't a clever move alienating millions of fans who would've happily paid with iTunes, just to promote Tidal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueskye 1,087 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 I hope this sort of thing continues and gets so bad that they give up on the whole 'Tidal Exclusive' business. If I want to buy the album of an artist I love, I should be able to do so without being forced into one of these streaming services. Stop trying to make it happen, it's NOT going to happen! I don't even use Spotify, I like to buy music the old fashioned way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kermit 15,807 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 When will ARTPOP “For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.” ― Jean Dubuffet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawson 9,490 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Not surprised. The amount of lifelong Kanye fans on Kanyetothe.com that have just straight up admitted their coins aren't going to Tidal. Mess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 TIDAL ruining careers one album at a time.... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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