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As Columbia Records, they have 124 years of archived recorded sound in their catalog. When Sony bought them, it opened things to a wealth of other music. So out of 124 years of music, you're just going to take MJ's music?
A few hours later, I read that it was two UK MJ fans who wanted to get his music, and somehow they did.
Question: why does Sony have their music on a hard drive that is easily accessible? I can understand tapping into the Sony Playstation database and getting personal information, but when you're a private company, why is your tape vault or in truth, your file storage unit accessible to anyone outside of the room it's in? It's a bit like someone who uses a computer as a work station. That computer is solely for your music projects and nothing but, you do not go online with it, you do not check Facebook, don't go on Twitter, don't go on Pinterest. Even a 6 year old beatmaker will know this.
It's laughable on so many labels. If you're a real hacker, why not search around and see what else exists? You're already doing a criminal act, but obviously they were not smooth criminals. It's a bit like being a jewel thief, only taking the diamonds in a vault but leaving everything else behind. What the fuck are you thinking?
A part of me would hate to think that this is prep work for a compilation to be released in October or November, featuring "previously unreleased material" from the Sony vaults. Then there will be a press release that says "these tracks were stolen by hackers, but we wanted to get them out on the market before they had a chance to do so." The album might sell well, and the court case will be brushed off as unimportant.
I'm sure Hollywood is thinking "yeah, have someone hack our shit."
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