A London spokeswoman for the band on Monday would only say that U2 was aware of the illicit copies, but that no decision had yet been made on changing the release date.

The Irish rock band has been due to release the album on Nov. 22 in Europe and the following day in the United States. It is the first studio album in four years for the band signed to Island Records, a unit of Universal Music.
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OK....what do pirates have to do with this...they're busy oh the waters, robbing and pillaging.

Yay about time...oh wait they suck

another example how the file sharers will be blamed when the leak obviously came from within

There you are George, you don't have to break the boycott to get it after all. (lol)

I agree with compmore whomever leaked this to the file sharers is to be blamed.

yuppers and "duh" again!!!

Compmore is wrong. Promo copies are out so it could have come from anywhere. From what I am reading from fans, this is another great U2 album. I'm looking forward to hearing it.

Comp's not wrong mroop. Hell, U2's publicity team has been claiming this "leak" for nearly 6 months now. (remember the supposedly "stolen master tapes" a few months ago?)

This is pure "hype" to sell the album (and even worse, an attempt to get another dig in at p2p.)

Don't be blind.

That was a different situation last time. Those were Edge's working tapes and not the final master. I know that people claimed that was hype, but seeing as those tapes never made it to the internet, I tend to doubt it. I don't believe this is hype either seeing as how they are already getting tons of publicity through the ITunes deal. From what I read on the VR, Paul McGuiness met with the label today to discuss moving up the release date.

"Don't be blind."

I'm not being blind, I'm being realistic. I'd say you are being overly swayed by your hatred of the industry.

...whatever, who cares anyway? U2 is an RIAA slave anyway and I won't be listening/downloading or anythinging them.

nope, just able too see what the most likely truth of the matter is.

You can buy a used copy. Or even better, a promo copy that is charged against the band. : )

gz likes em, but then in the same breath damned them for what snippets/samples he heard on radio/tv(?)

I myself like some RIAA enslaved artists too... but I am so sorry to them, I will NOT support them until they take a stance against the RIAA/labels and/or throw away their contracts/go indie!
Being affiliated with the RIAA is an evil I will NOT overlook, especially when there are a vast number of independent musicians with just as good/better music who are MORE deserving of my support...

(And I say this even as a whole ALBUM of unreleased John Lennon tracks is about to be released... THAT should tell you all something!!! By God, I am giving up BEATLES stuff for my convictions!!!)

thats what they get for making an enemy out of their fans and consumers
like ive said when you litigate for profit
the fun in music just flies outhe window and the very source of your income gets righteous revenge
fuck the riaa and u2 u2 are a bvunch of sellouts anyway
fuck them and thir riaa agenda they support suing fans so theyll get what they deserve
thast what happens when you attack your bread and butter
thats like adding gasoline to put out a fire
FUCK U2
AND FUCK RIAA

thats what they get for making an enemy out of their fans and consumers
like ive said when you litigate for profit
the fun in music just flies outhe window and the very source of your income gets righteous revenge
fuck the riaa and u2 u2 are a bvunch of sellouts anyway
fuck them and thir riaa agenda they support suing fans so theyll get what they deserve
thast what happens when you attack your bread and butter
thats like adding gasoline to put out a fire
FUCK U2
AND FUCK RIAA

thats what they get for making an enemy out of their fans and consumers
like ive said when you litigate for profit
the fun in music just flies outhe window and the very source of your income gets righteous revenge
fuck the riaa and u2 u2 are a bvunch of sellouts anyway
fuck them and thir riaa agenda they support suing fans so theyll get what they deserve
thast what happens when you attack your bread and butter
thats like adding gasoline to put out a fire
FUCK U2
AND FUCK RIAA

Another great U2 album? The only one I'd call great was War, though I admit I haven't heard Zooropa. My review of all the others would be: a few truly great songs, and a larger number that cannot hold my interest. All That You Can't Leave Behind, with five songs worth a re-listen, was one of their better efforts. Elevation never seems to get old. (Great video for this song, BTW, found on the special features section of the first Lara Croft DVD.) By my reckoning, such an album ought to be worth about $5. I think you can almost buy it for that much, used.

I caught the new single Vertigo from an MP3 blog a few weeks ago. Following tradition, it is a smashing hit song that deserves to be a hit. Certainly nothing serious, but U2 sometimes takes itself too seriously, and this is a welcome exception. It has a great looseness and playfulness about it -- no doubt carefully premeditated and patched together the mixing room. Controlled looseness. LOL. I hope the new record has a lot more like that.

I respect Bono a lot. He has some of the obligatory rock-star pomposity, but he's serious enough that he's actually accomplishing something good in the world, treating with the powers that be. Others just snipe from the sidelines, and in many cases they hurt the causes they are so vocal about.

I agree 100 percent with all the things he says via big media about social issues...

...and at the same time I think he is 100 percent full of shit because of his affiliation with the RIAA.

(Christ/Buddah/Allah/God/Odin/Whomeverthefuck Allmighty! ...does someone as "big and bad" as U2 think they still "need" the damn RIAA to sell their album anymore???)

FUCK U 2 Bono.

...Bono, if you want to have an effect in the world, why not do it in your OWN sandbox (the music biz) where at LEAST you have a chance of an occasional lasting win.

The "bigger" world issues are all nice and fine to speak out against... but you are only beating your head against the same brick wall all the progressive/liberals just did in the 2004 elections.

Bono, you want to change things for the better? Take on the music industry! You don't know how much good you could do for world affairs if we can kill that behemoth!

C'mon, chickenshit. Fight a war you might possibly be able to WIN! (We sure as hell could use ya!)

Shmoo, of Electric Gypsy
Support Local and Independent Music!

hooray for hype and blaming "piracy"...

Schmoo -- I do NOT download RIAA material and no exceptions will be made for U2.

Unlike some of the phonies here, I am not "looking forward to hearing it" either.

Bono could be indie if he wanted to. He doesn't want to.

Fuck 'em.

"though I admit I haven't heard Zooropa."

Check out Zooropa. That was when they radically changed their style and managed to pull it off. I'd say it's their best album after War.

RIAA salesmen, go home!

Ignore the politics and enjoy the music. I have heard the album, and I intend to buy it. Before you cut my hands off for that, allow me to remind you that it is just music and not the end of the world.
Bono has done an amazing amount of good in the world, and has used his profile and wealth to try and help others. I couldn't care less if he is signed to RIAA or if he was indie. He is a legend, and a good man.
U2 rock!

Then why do you bother coming here?

Or why do I?

"RIAA salesmen, go home!"

Half ass Dennis DeYoung imitator, go home! : )

"Half ass Dennis DeYoung imitator, go home!"

RIAA Spies go home!

John Cougar uberfan, go home!

We could go on like this all day. : )

I bother coming here cus I enjoy making and listening to music, simple as that. Plus the people on here are pretty damn cool.
I am not an RIAA spy/salesman or anything else just a music fan without an agenda.

MrOop, since we're having fun;

You accordion-flapping Lawrence Welk wannabe, Brady Kids "Sunshine Day"-singing immitator, William Hung aspirant, go home!

Your turn!

Jeez, jiminy cricket. Lest we forget the "news" on "this" site is actually the "news" on not only www.boycott-riaa.com but also www.dmusic.com and (God forbid, a site dedicated to file sharing)- www.gnutella.com.

People who come "here" can come from any of these sites. Not everyone accesses the news from the boycott-riaa site and not everyone is "here" for the same purpose and agenda.

Seeing as fradonaghy has both an avatar and uses DMusic emots, I'll make a leap and guess he's accessing the news from DMusic.

In his own words, he's "just a music fan without an agenda". Why shouldn't he be "here"?

For the record, no one is attacking fradonaghy. First George said, "Unlike some of the phonies here ..." That was referring to me and I ignored it. Then he said, " RIAA salesmen, go home!" That was also referring to me, so I responded by commenting on his obscene and revolting Dennis DeYoung fetish.

Jefrystube - I can't top that one so I give. : )

Hey... have you ever gotten a Promo of something. Says something like "Promotional Item, not for resale" Does this mean it can be shared? It's a promo copy, not to be sold.

I am not a fan of U2.

"his obscene and revolting Dennis DeYoung fetish"

WTF??? Crack smoker, I guess.

mroop, betcha you are a "phonie".. with all your phonographic albums!!

LOL at the record industry. They want to blame evil internet "pirates" & p2p, but the leaks come from within their product chain.

Snoop Dogg & Eminem's latest junk hits the stores "early" on 11/16, but the MP3s have been circulating for at least 2 weeks. You would think the record label's would learn after the umpteenth rushed CD release to tighten up their own ship before looking elsewhere for culprits.

BTW, both CDs are standard RIAA member company fare. One or two listenable songs surrounded by 14 other tracks of filler garbage.

ok. i only found this site because I'm a U2 fan and was looking for info about the new album. But now that I'm here and I can read all the ranting about the RIAA, please tell me again: Why is file sharing not stealing? Why is downloading--for free--something that somebody worked hard to create not a criminal act? Just wondering...

"Why is file sharing not stealing?"

Because we give it away for free? www.dmusic.com
Because it's just an ad for the CD?

The answer is that it is only stealing if the artist is not willingly allowing you to sample it. The U2 album is available for streaming at both MTV and VH1's web sites.

"The answer is that it is only stealing if the artist is not willingly allowing you to sample it. The U2 album is available for streaming at both MTV and VH1's web sites."

Ignore this guy because as usual he twists the truth to suit himself. If U2 decides to stream their album at MTV and VH1 that is their choice. It doesn't mean open season on U2.

Poor George, his mind is so messed up he has lost touch with reality. Pity him. It's sad. He only wishes someone would download his music, but it sucks so bad that no one is interested in his junk.

"Why is file sharing not stealing? Why is downloading--for free--something that somebody worked hard to create not a criminal act? Just wondering..."

Here's the deal - Some people on this site want their music for free. It's funny, first they say that all RIAA music sucks and then they bitch that they can't get it for free!