Metallica is OK with piracy now??

ha!  So I looked up to Metallica in my teen years.  If it wasn’t for them, I never would’ve learned how to play guitar.

BUT… now… all of sudden, they are piracy friendly?

From mister two beat Lars Ulrich himself…

“Listen, we’re ten days from release. I mean, from here, we’re golden. If this thing leaks all over the world today or tomorrow, happy days. Happy days. Trust me. Ten days out and it hasn’t quote-unquote fallen off the truck yet? Everybody’s happy. It’s 2008 and it’s part of how it is these days, so it’s fine. We’re happy.”

Does anyone remember the lawsuit that pretty much shut down Napster?  It didn’t even involve their album leaking.  It involved fans downloading their older material that I’m pretty sure wasn’t selling out off the shelves like a new release would.  WTF?!

GRRRR!