Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ

This might sound like an off-the-wall suggestion, but waaaaaay back in the day, Trent Reznor was in on the torrent game, he had an account on Oink.UK way way way back. He described it as the best music store in existence.

It's a shot in the dark, but reach out to him, that's a person who could really help something like this become a reality who has the money and the knowledge of the music legal system to approach it. He also likely has similar ideology, as evidenced by his joy at Oink.UK. I know he cares about how much artists get paid and wants it to be better, he also understood the value proposition Oink offered. Anyway, perhaps the kind of famous person who could help this project really get off the ground.

https://www.wired.com/2007/10/trent-reznor-on/

** I'll admit I had an account there and frequented it quiteoften. At the end of the day, what made OiNK a great place was that itwas like the world's greatest record store. Pretty much anything youcould ever imagine, it was there, and it was there in the format youwanted. If OiNK cost anything, I would certainly have paid, but thereisn't the equivalent of that in the retail space right now. iTunes kindof feels like Sam Goody to me. I don't feel cool when I go there. I'mtired of seeing John Mayer's face pop up. I feel like I'm being hustledwhen 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 aroundthe issue of pre-release leaks. And that's what's such a difficultpuzzle at the moment. If your favorite band in the world has a leakedrecord out, do you listen to it or do you not listen to it? People onthose boards, they're grateful for the person that uploaded it — they're the hero. They're not stealing it because they're going to makemoney off of it; they're stealing it because they love the band. I'mnot saying that I think OiNK is morally correct, but I do know that itexisted because it filled a void of what people want.