COPYCENSE

"On Friday, April 15th, Nine Inch Nails‘ Trent Reznor gave his fans a free song, and made it a GarageBand file to boot. "The Hand That Feeds" is an advance single for Nine Inch Nails’ forthcoming album, With Teeth, which is due to be released on May 5th, 2005. The single is currently available from the iTunes Music Store for US$0.99, but the download makes the song free for Mac users who have GarageBand, a part of Apple’s iLife suite.

"Opening the download file requires agreeing to a license that, among other things, allows the user to use or modify any of the sounds in the song for noncommercial purposes. In addition, the license specifies that all of the sounds and recordings in the song belong to Interscope Records, the copyright holder, and are not being transferred."

Bryan Chaffin. Nine Inch Nails Releases Song as GarageBand File For Mac Users. The Mac Observer. April 19th, 2005.

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