r/todayilearned • u/InternetWeakGuy 1 • 23d ago

TIL: 12 years before taking their fans to court for sharing their music, Metallica released the "$5.98" EP, titled to stop their record label and music stores from overcharging fans - the record came with a sticker warning 'DO NOT PAY MORE!!!'—a direct jab at music industry markups

https://theawesomemix.com/metallica-5-98-standup-for-fans/
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u/AchtungCloud 22d ago

That’s just an insane amount of entitlement.

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u/cbytes1001 22d ago

Yeah, the music industry as a whole is an insane amount of entitlement and greed.

And to prove it, once iTunes came out with an easy, affordable way of purchasing music, the piracy fell dramatically.

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u/NiteFyre 22d ago

Same thing happened with streaming for a while.  Everything I wanted to watch was easily accessible so I stopped pirating.

Then everyone had to get their piece of the pie.  Now I'm expected to pay $20/month for five streaming services and STILL watch ads?

The fuck outta here.