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Originally Posted by marty
@November4: I remember reading in Japan you can't really download illegally, or something like that. Maybe that's why they thought this was a smart promotion: since nobody was going to be interested even if they announced an album, they used a thing people still are interested in (concerts) to give them free samples of the new songs otherwise they wouldn't have checked on their own.
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It's only illegal if the artist doesn't want you to download it. If Ayu released "EDMA" as a free exclusive download on her website it wouldn't be "illegal". If it was released on itunes only and someone bought it, and then uploaded it on a site like mega, or mediafire for people to download,
that is illegal.
I think it was a very smart idea to give out free album samplers like the "XOXO/Terminal" CD but personally I see no reason why EDMA couldn't be a free download even if it is only about $5, or even put on a cd and handed out like the other cds at her concerts. I mean you're
literally paying for a 15 minute sampler? Samples are for people to get a taste of something to get them to want to buy it. Could you imagine if you went to a supermarket and the nice old ladies that worked the sample stands actually charged you to try the samples?
Hell, if anything EDMA should be a free download on her official website for everyone to enjoy, while the 2 song free cds handed out at her concerts should be $5 you can buy at the stands outside. The cds give you 2 full songs to enjoy for no price, while EDMA only gives you a verse and a chorus of select songs from the album which you can hear for free on itunes when you press "preview all".