Trent Reznor -- the "Ralph Nader of the music industry?"

We all know that Trent Reznor, whose birthday is later this week, knows how to use the internet to his full advantage. This time, he used his own website to declare his anger at intentionally "screwing the fans" by selling Nine Inch Nails CDs at a ridiculously high price. The Rolling Stone article that I just referenced called Reznor the "Ralph Nader of the music industry." Now, normally, I loathe activists and people of the Nader sort. However, as a fiscal conservative, I really appreciate Mr. Reznor's words.

I can understand the temptation of wanting to download free music, especially if you are fairly certain of not getting caught. I know that I would never do it, but LOTS of people I know do. At the same time, CDs are really expensive! How are we as consumers and fans to choose? It's a tough choice. I hope that more artists like Trent speak up against this crap. Afterall, where would the corruption end? In the end, it is such high prices that make stealing music so popular and widely available.

And the internet is a GREAT place to start.

Happy Birthday, Trent.