A Digg user has leaked the location to a downloadable zip file of the Clean version of Kanye West’s forthcoming Graduation album. If you click on the post title, zShare.net simply allows users (2927 as of this post) to steal the album. I do not see how this is legal, but in this age of torrents and viral online spreading, I also cannot see how the music industry will be able to stop such practices, but as the Digg poster says, “Here it is boys and girls, Kanye West’s Graduation. It’s the full album, but the clean version. Enjoy!” Just makes you wonder what other content is hosted on zShare.net? Will a downloadable version of 50 Cent’s entire Curtis album be next…probably, if it’s not already out on the Net! With blogs blatantly disregarding copyright laws, will the RIAA and MPAA find a way towards the good graces of the public or will this practice change the business model of the music industry forever? We’ll just have to wait and see, but with iTunes and Wal-Mart selling DRM-free music soon, what will be the incentive to purchase a CD?
