So here's what happened:
YACHT admits in an interview that he cracks software. He names Analog Industries as a brand of plugin that he's pirated. Analog Industries finds the interview and posts up on it's blog a response to the interview.
http://www.analogindustries.com/blog/entry.jsp?msgid=1232741050559&page=5#replies
They call him an idiot, pretty much.
Then YACHT responds with a sort of apology in the comments of that blog post.
Then Analog Industries comes back with a big blog post refusing to accept his apology.
Then Pitchfork blogs about it and says "Moral: Don't steal stuff. And if you do, don't tell the Internet about it."
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So here's the problem with all of this. Every musician steals software. And if they don't, it's because they don't understand how to. The reason they steal it is because it's expensive, but easy to steal. So understandably Analog Industries is pissed off with YACHT, but they almost seem surprised.
Worst of all is Analog Industries' crass, personal insults to YACHT. On their blog they adopt an informal 'cool' style of discourse. But they go on to say stuff like "annoying hypocrisy of the whole light and happy rainbows trip you're on" and "While it may be the charge of the Hippy Dippy Light Brigade that information wants to be free, etc.".
It sounds to me like YACHT really got to them. On a very personal level. They're not just like "you stole our software, and bragging about it is a stab in the guts", they're more like "OMG YOU SUCK YACHT I HATE YOU YOUR MUSIC ISN'T EVEN ALL THAT GOOD LOLOLOLOL".
What YACHT did in that interview was give a little insight into the way in which lots of bands make music, what Analog Industries did with that info was a little embarrassing.
Screw you Analog Industries. Learn to internet.
Jo: "Screw you Analog Industries", "Fuck you Apra"... Gee whiz you're an angry-pants this week... I think the internet is making you cranky, maybe you should take some time out...
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"Every musician steals software. And if they don't, it's because they don't understand how to."
What kind of drivel is that?! I know plenty who have a zero tolerance attitude to warez (myself included). Pro studios can't risk downtime from some virus-ridden download. And there's always the notion of, y'know, doing the right thing and supporting developers (of who Audio Damage (not Analog Industries...) are *very* highly respected amoung computer musicians).
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