Weird Al’s Song, “DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS SONG” and Places to Download It
Thanks to CNET’s news.com.com I have a rundown on Weird Al’s pro-piracy anthem, DON’T DOWNLOAD THIS SONG.
I am resisting the urge to quote lyrics. Wonder if this one was published under the Creative Commons license, or if you are actually exposing yourself to risk by downloading it? This has some serious irony-generation potential.
August 24th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
[...] Have you seen this new track by Weird Al (does this guy ever die??) - Don’t Download This Song? It’s pretty naff but diggity. TPN’s Daniel K has the details over on Box Office Weekly. Dan’s also running some funny commentary about Tom Cruise’s kick in the ass by Sumner Redstone and wants to know if this is the first move by studios to start firing the A List stars who cost more money each year while box office receipts are dropping. If you are interested in the world of the business of movies you should listen to Dan’s podcast, he’s always got some great insights into what’s going on. Here’s the iTunes link to the show. [...]