One of my favorite bands, Nine Inch Nails has joined what I call, "The Good Fight." Real original, I know, but the name works for me. Recently, Trent Reznor release a new album, "Ghosts" entirely online, without a label. Here's an excerpt from their website:

"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."

If that's not awesome, I don't know what is. I highly suggest you grab a copy of the torrent, and help spread it around. There's already quite a bit of buzz going around about it, and I'm seeing some amazing speeds from the torrent. I plan on helping support the cause, and buying the entire package online.

You can get more info at the official website, at http://ghosts.nin.com

I've also uploaded the torrent to my website, which you can download at http://ryannedeff.com