This is a story about the integrity of the record album, thought by many to be a lost entity, in an age in which one-off songs can be purchased, instead of the whole record, a practise that kept music on the AM Radio dial, for many years. But some of us, wanted to hear more than just the hit single. Every great FM station gets that. Evidently, the integrity of the album still means something in a court of law, thanks to the paper work Pink Floyd's people dug and and presented to the judge.
And so, when it comes to Pink Floyd, it's all or nothing. "EMI is not entitled to exploit recordings by online distribution or by any other means other than the complete original album without Pink Floyd's consent." And there's more. For the story on the Floyd win, click HERE