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On May 13, 2007 Reznor made a post on his blog on the official Nine Inch Nails website condemning Universal Music Group for their pricing and distribution plans for ''[[Year Zero]]''. The full text of that post is as follows:

''“As <blockquote>"As the climate grows more and more desperate for record labels, their answer to their mostly self-inflicted wounds seems to be to screw the consumer over even more. A couple of examples that quickly come to mind:<br><br>* The ABSURD retail pricing of ''Year Zero'' in Australia. Shame on you, UMG. ''Year Zero'' is selling for $34.99 Australian dollars ($29.10 US). No wonder people steal music. Avril Lavigne's record in the same store was $21.99 ($18.21 US). By the way, when I asked a label rep about this his response was: 'It's because we know you have a real core audience that will pay whatever it costs when you put something out - you know, true fans. It's the pop stuff we have to discount to get people to buy.' So... I guess as a reward for being a 'true fan' you get ripped off.''<br>* The dreaded EURO Maxi-single. Nothing but a consumer rip-off that I've been talked into my whole career. No more.''<br>The point is, I am trying my best to make sure the music and items NIN puts in the marketplace have value, substance and are worth you considering purchasing. I am not allowing Capital G to be repackaged into several configurations that result in you getting ripped off.''<br><br>We are planning a full-length remix collection of substance that will be announced soon."</blockquote>

''* The ABSURD retail pricing of Year Zero in Australia. Shame on you===Self Release?===After the above post, UMG. Year Zero is selling for $34.99 Australian dollars ($29.10 US). No wonder people steal music. Avril Lavigne's record Reznor stated in the same store an interview that he was $21.99 ($18.21 US). By the wayinterested in self-releasing future material: <blockquote>"I have one record left that I owe a major label, when then I asked will never be seen in a label rep about situation like this his response was: "It's because we know again. If I could do what I want right now, I would put out my next album, you have could download it from my site at as high a real core audience that will bit-rate as you want, pay whatever $4 through PayPal. Come see the show and buy a T-shirt if you like it costs when you . I would put something out - a nicely packaged merchandise piece, if you know, true fanswant to own a physical thing. ItAnd it would come out the day that it's done in the pop stuff we have to discount to get people to buystudio, not this 'Let's wait three months' bulls---." So[http://www.news.com. I guess as au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21741980-5006024,00.html]</blockquote> On October 8, 2007, Reznor announced that he was a reward for being free agent through a "true fan" you get ripped offposting at both [[nin.''com]] and [[The Spiral]]:

''* The dreaded EURO Maxi-single<blockquote>"Hello everyone. Nothing but a consumer rip-off that I've waited a LONG time to be able to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is a totally free agent, free of any recording contract with any label. I have been talked into my whole careerunder recording contracts for 18 years and have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different and it gives me great pleasure to be able to finally have a direct relationship with the audience as I see fit and appropriate. Look for some announcements in the near future regarding 2008. No moreExciting times, indeed.''"</blockquote>

''The point is===Remixing===In a posting on nin.com on 11/20/2007, I am trying my best Reznor explained that the launch of [[remix.nin.com]] that was supposed to make sure accompany the music release of ''[[Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D]]'' and items NIN puts in the marketplace have value, substance and are worth you considering purchasing. I am not allowing Capital G to be repackaged into several configurations that result in you getting ripped off.all ''Year Zero''[[multitracks]] had been delayed due to a legal hitch caused by Universal:

''We <blockquote>"My former record company and current owner of all these master files, Universal, is currently involved in a lawsuit with other media titans Google (YouTube) and News Corp (MySpace). Universal is contending that these sites do not have what is referred to as “safe harbor” under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and therefore are in copyright violation because users have uploaded music and video content that is owned by Universal. Universal feels that if they host our remix site, they will be opening themselves up to the accusation that they are sponsoring the same technical violation of copyright they are planning suing these companies for. Their premise is that if any fan decides to remix one of my masters with material Universal doesn’t own – a full“mash-length up”, a sample, whatever – and upload it to the site, there is no safe harbor under the DMCA (according to Universal) and they will be doing exactly what MySpace and YouTube are doing. This behavior may get hauled out in court and impact their lawsuit. Because of this they no longer will host our remix collection site, and are insisting that Nine Inch Nails host it. In exchange for this they will continue to let me upload my Universal masters and make them available to fans, BUT shift the liability of hosting them to me. Part of substance the arrangement is having user licenses that the fans sign (not unlike those on MySpace or You Tube) saying they will be announced soonnot use unauthorized materials. If they WERE to do such a thing, everybody sues everybody and the world abruptly ends.<br><br>While I am profoundly perturbed with this stance as content owners continue to stifle all innovation in the face of the digital revolution, it is consistent with what they have done in the past.”'So… we are challenged at the last second to find a way of bringing this idea to life without getting splashed by the urine as these media companies piss all over each other's feet. We have a cool and innovative site ready to launch but we’re currently scratching our heads as to how to proceed.More to come?"</blockquote>

===Self Release?===After the above The full post, Reznor stated in an interview that he was interested in selfcan be read [http://stereogum.com/archives/universal-delays-remixnincom-releasing future material:launch-reznor-tries-t_007248.html#more here]

''"I have one record left that I owe a major label, then I will never be seen ===3D-Tour DVD===In late 2008 Trent Reznor revealed he was planning to film the last handful of shows in 3D for a situation like this againDVD and theatrical release with director James Cameron. If I could do what I want right now, I would put out my next album, you could download it from my site He also revealed that due to issues with funding and producing he was unable to fit filming into the schedule and dates at as high a bit-rate as you wantsuch short notice, pay $4 through PayPalafter recovering the project and finding alternate support. Come see Although Interscope was not mentioned in the show and buy a T-shirt if you like itnin. I would put out a nicely packaged merchandise piececom blog revealing this, if you want to own a physical thing. And it would come out is widely accepted that the day company is that referred to it's done holds the rights to the majority of Nine Inch Nails material and has an almost infamous reputation with fans for refusing and delaying projects in the studiopast, not this "Let's wait three months" bulls---such as the launch of remix."''[http://www.newsnin.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21741980-5006024,00.html]

On October 8<blockquote>"File this one under lost opportunities.<br><br>I'm very proud of the show we've put together for this tour and have been working hard the last few months to find a way to capture it. I had an amazing situation lined up that would have allowed me to film the show in 3D with James Cameron's team for a theatrical release as well as DVD / BluRay, 2007, Reznor announced etc. We had an extra date added to the tour that he we were going to give away all the tickets for and have a filming party / thank you show.<br><br>I made two critical mistakes. One was to approach a free agent through certain record company that owns some of the song rights about producing / funding. The second was to allow said company to fuck around as usual for months before saying um... no. We then achieved the impossible by finding alternate production / funding but the timetable is too rushed to get it filmed comfortably with the remaining time left on the tour. This tour and a posting lot of the personnel involved finish at both [[ninthe end of this leg, so we can't push filming into Jan / Feb.com]] and [[The Spiral]]: "Hello everyone<br><br>Deep breath... <br>This was an amazing tour and production - certainly the best thing I've waited a LONG time ever been involved with and likely the final tour for NIN on this scale. Thank you to be able those who came out to make the following announcement: as of right now Nine Inch Nails is see it and forgive me for having a totally free agentKanye West moment, free but this was FOR SURE the best show of the year and any recording contract with any labelbullshit end-of-the-year poll you may read in the next few weeks that says otherwise simply has it wrong. Those of you who saw it know I have 'm right.<br><br> been under recording contracts for 18 years and The shows we have watched the business radically mutate from one thing to something inherently very different announced in 2009 and it gives me great pleasure to any more that may be announced will be able to finally have a direct relationship completely different approach with some different personnel and will likely be the audience as I see fit and appropriate. Look last for some announcements in the near foreseeable future regarding 2008. " Exciting times, indeed.<br><br>trent reznor</blockquote>

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