Trent Reznor, lead singer of rock band Nine Inch Nails, made headlines this week when he urged fans of the band to steal their music in protest against the high prices changed by record companies. Reznor slammed his band’s record label, Universal Music, saying that NIN fans were being ripped off by the high price of the band’s latest CD, Year Zero.

On stage at a gig September 16, Reznor told fans to steal the CD instead of buying it. Reznor yelled, “My record label all around the world hates me. I called them out for being greedy. Has anyone seen the price come down? OK, well, you know what that means: steal it. Steal away. Steal and steal and steal some more and give it to all your friends and keep on stealing.”

While you could commend Reznor for lashing out against the music industry, perhaps telling people to steal from stores is pushing the boundaries a bit far.

The band’s latest CD is on sale in Australia for the equivalent of about US$25, which to us, being English, looks pretty average. Apparently, someone from Universal told Reznor that the price is so high because NIN fans are willing to pay more.

If you ask us, we don’t see what all the fuss is about. Do people still even buy CDs? Last time we looked, almost every person listening to music was downloading it off the Internet or burning copies, using the money saved to go towards a new iPod Touch. Oh yeah; we want an iPod Touch.

Seriously though, you should buy CDs, at least sometimes, to support the artists. Don’t steal music from stores though.

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