Saturday, January 18, 2014

Iron Maiden Beating Pirates By Joining Them

Now, this was an innovative solution.

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden - yes, I used to listen to them all of the time when I was younger - not only are still going, but they are doing something that is making news. Instead of fighting pirating through either court battles, or perhaps even legislative battles, they took a very different, and I must say a whole lot cooler, approach: they are playing in front of the pirates themselves, and making money in the process.

Read the following link:


"Iron Maiden makes millions of dollars by playing live for pirates" by Rich McCormick on December 25, 2013:

http://www.theverge.com/web/2013/12/25/5244204/iron-maiden-responds-to-piracy-by-planning-tours

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