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Nine Inch Nails 1, Apple 0

Nine Inch Nails 1, Apple 0

Last week Apple rejected an iPhone app from the band Nine Inch Nails because it contained "offensive or obscene content."
In fact, the app, nin: access, let users stream or download content from the ban’s homepage, including their song The Downward Spiral, which Apple deemed objectionable because of swear words in the lyrics.

However, as NiN frontman (indeed, pretty much only man) Trent Reznor colorfully pointed out to the company, Apple gladly sold the song in its iTunes store, writing:

"Thanks Apple for the clear description of the problem – as in, what do you want us to change to get past your stupid… standards?"

Nine Inch Nails App Rejected By Apple

Nine Inch Nails App Rejected By Apple

In some ways it makes no sense. Apple’s App Store has rejected an app from Nine Inch Nails that allows the download of the band’s song The Downward Spiral, a well-known piece of work, and one the same company happily sells via iTunes.

It’s all about the content, which includes the notorious F word, which would seem to go against the rules for applications.

Unsurprisingly, Trent Reznor, the man who really is NiN, wasn’t happy, although he remains an ardent fan of the iPhone. In the NiN forum he wrote:

NIN Releases Free Album Online

NIN Releases Free Album Online

Following in the footsteps of Radiohead’s In Rainbows and the success of its own previous online release, Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails surprised fans on Monday with an entire album available online for free. The Slip comprises 10 tracks available entirely free of charge by providing an e-mail address.

“Thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years – this one’s on me,” NIN front man Trent Reznor wrote in a brief post announcing the download on NIN.com. Users can choose to download the album in one of several formats, including compressed MP3 files, lossless FLAC or M4A files, and even 24/96 WAVE files, which boast better quality than a traditional CD. A PDF of artwork and credits is also included.

Nine Inch Nails Downloads A Hit

Can free music work? It certainly has for Trent Reznor, the man behind Nine Inch Nails. He offered his new album, Ghosts I-IV, in a number of configurations ranging from free to a $300 ultra-deluxe, autographed, limited edition – and all 2,500 copies of that sold out in just three days, crashing his site’s servers, and bring him in $750,000, according to Information Week.   Reznor had 36 tracks in total. Fans could download the first nine for free, with other packages including a $5 download, a $10 download including physical CDs, along with other packages.   There was also the option of purchasing a license allowing the user to copy and distribute the album.   Last year Radiohead famously let fans download its latest album, In Rainbows, and pay what they believed it was worth. No definitive figures have been given on how many downloads were made or how much people paid, but comScore reckoned it achieved an average of $6 per download, with 63% of people not paying at all. The download version was discontinued when sales of the physical CD began.   Artists in other genres have offered albums for free download, too, such as classical violinist Tasmin Little.

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