well, there's no need to download it early if you have an advance copy is there?
if you'll remember, i told patrick to his face that day in atlanta that i had dl-ed early - it wasn't set to be released for another week or more when we saw them - i love the band and wanted to hear the songs as soon as possible. i wasn't going to be a hypocrite and pretend i hadn't when i asked how he felt about the early leak. patrick was pretty mealy-mouthed on the issue, but i'm sure he wasn't happy about it.
i completely agree, it sucks that people would dl it and then not buy it. and i'm not just talking about early leaks - cos albums are available on the web for dl any time. officially released material should be paid for - it's the artists' work, they earned it.
i guess in my little (un)ethical corner of the world i can justify my dl-ing early when i know i'm going to give the band their money the day its released (gotta boost those first week album sales

).
does that mean .com will allow early leaks here? no. the mods probably won't allow it - and my vote will be we shouldn't. but does that mean i won't get it off someone else? again, i'm not gonna lie and say i won't. i'm sure i will. i'm weak.