I never thought that I would see the day when media companies might actually OK piracy. Apparently, in order to create a “buzz”, some companies seem to have accepted piracy in some form or another.

This debate has very strong opinionated views. Where some might find this as an exploratory way to generate money from another source, others tend to deem this behavior as intolerable.

But look closer and you realize that the corporate suits aren’t all adopting the same strategy. The music industry doesn’t seem able to make up its mind: First it turned a blind eye to traditional mix-tape piracy, then it cracked down on illegal file-sharing while raising the price of CDs, and finally it slashed the price of CDs in an attempt to compete head-on with downloads, legal and illegal.

Whatever is decided, I can bet that the debate will continue to spark controversy for years to come.