Who cares? I do. I can't comment on the "hoax" about which you wrote; however, I've also recently read a tweet agreeing with an article about it being perfectly okay with him to download unpaid for music, and I feel compelled to respond to this nonchalance.
These are complicated issues, yes, but even if I appear a simpleton, I'm going to say anyway that I want artists to be paid for their work, and I want straightforward sources of information (as much as is possible). If people want to pull publicity stunts, okay, but they lose credibility with me, and they go into the category of circus promoters.
These practices are more entertainment distraction, which harms us in the long run by diluting our attentiveness. I value veracity more than bookmark/click potential (which, as a consumer I believe is very misunderstood anyway), and I hope people won't allow themselves to be lulled into accepting junk just because they have more thrown at them than they can handle.
And at the other end of the cable, I hope pe - JM (Nettie) Daum
