Fake copies of tracks from Robbie Williams' new album Escapology, out today, have surfaced on the internet sparking suggestions that they have been placed online by EMI to sabotage attempts to download the music for free. The tracks, which have appeared on sites like Morpheus and Kazaa, appear to be normal until they are played, some play for 30 seconds then fade out, others are silent.. Some allege that record labels are planting decoy tracks to make navigating the libraries of illegal MP3s tedious, hoping to push music fans to official download sites where you might have to pay a small fee but the files you download are more reliable.
Nov 18, 2002
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Fake Williams tracks online
Fake copies of tracks from Robbie Williams' album 'Escapology' have appeared on file-sharing sites, sparking suggestions EMI is planting decoys to deter piracy.