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Normally I try to avoid posting what is on digg because nobody is interested in that any more once it’s up there, but I could not resist this time. NIN’s Ghosts is available as download. What’s so awesome about it? It’s CC-NC licensed, Trent Reznor uploaded the first CD himself on the pirate bay, 5$ for the whole full freaking download in FLAC, MP3 or Apple lossless or 10$ for non download version. If you have more money you can buy the 75$ CD bundle that comes with the artwork, a DVD with the multitracks and a blueray disc in high-def stereo. And then there is the obligatory special edition for 300$ that includes four vinyls.

To quote the README in the torrent:

Nine Inch Nails: Ghosts I (2008)

This torrent is an official upload from Nine Inch Nails.

We’re very proud to present a new collection of instrumental music, Ghosts I-IV.
Almost two hours of music recorded over an intense ten week period last fall, Ghosts I-IV sprawls Nine Inch Nails across a variety of new terrain.

Now that we’re no longer constrained by a record label, we’ve decided to personally upload Ghosts I, the first of the four volumes, to various torrent sites, because we believe BitTorrent is a revolutionary digital distribution method, and we believe in finding ways to utilize new technologies instead of fighting them.

We encourage you to share the music of Ghosts I with your friends, post it on your website, play it on your podcast, use it for video projects, etc. It’s licensed for all non-commercial use under Creative Commons.

We’ve also made a 40 page PDF book to accompany the album. If you’d like to download it for free, visit http://ghosts.nin.com/main/pdf

Ghosts I is the first part of the 36 track collection Ghosts I-IV. Undoubtedly you’ll be able to find the complete collection on the same torrent network you found this file, but if you’re interested in the release, we encourage you to check it out at ghosts.nin.com, where the complete Ghosts I-IV is available directly from us in a variety of DRM-free digital formats, including FLAC lossless, for only $5. You can also order it on CD, or as a deluxe package with multitrack audio files, high definition audio on Blu-ray disc, and a large hard-bound book.

We genuinely appreciate your support, and hope you enjoy the new music. Thanks for listening.

http://ghosts.nin.com