Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails responce to OiNK shutdown

[JollyRoger]

What do you think about OiNK being shut down?

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I'll admit I had an account there and frequented it quite often. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that it was like the world's greatest record store. Pretty much anything you could ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format you wanted. If OiNK cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but there isn't the equivalent of that in the retail space right now. iTunes kind of feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'm tired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustled when I visit there, and I don't think their product is that great. DRM, low bit rate, etc. Amazon has potential, but none of them get around the issue of pre-release leaks. And that's what's such a difficult puzzle at the moment. If your favorite band in the world has a leaked record out, do you listen to it or do you not listen to it? People on those boards, they're grateful for the person that uploaded it — they're the hero. They're not stealing it because they're going to make money off of it; they're stealing it because they love the band. I'm not saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that it existed because it filled a void of what people want.
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[ZWarrior]

Why am I not surprised that you, of all people, posted this?

[JollyRoger]

But its valid. I just shows that, there are artists out there that can appreciate music sharing and aren't put out by it.

[ZWarrior]

I think the real problem is that the industry itself is telling the artists that they can't control their materials and many of the artists believe that.  When reality fully hits the the recording companies, it's not going to be a cheap shot to the nay-nays.  Times they are a changing.