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The music industry should embrace illegal file-sharing websites, according to a study of Radioheads last album release that found huge numbers of people downloaded it illegally even though the band allowed fans to pay little or nothing for it. Rights-holders should be aware that these non-traditional venues are stubbornly entrenched, incredibly

The expectation among rights-holders is that, in order to create a success story, you must reduce the rate of piracy ? weve found that is not the case,? said Mr Garland, chief executive of Big Champagne, who highlighted the benefits…

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have been taking turns giving the music industry the finger. The British band made headlines last October for releasing In Rainbows without the support (read: control) of a record label, and Trent Reznor’s group followed suit with last month’s Ghosts I-IV.

The two bands have also been busy one-upping each other with their innovative promotion strategies. We were tempted to let the groups coexist peacefully at the forward edge of digital distribution until Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor…