Protest the war and make money off of it. Mixed signals being sent there, I think.
Madonna is selling her new antiwar single, “American Life” on her Web site, charging $1.49 for the download of a high-quality, wholly unrestricted MP3 file. Her publicists started taking preorders a week ago, and in a novel move for a high-profile recording artist, enlisted fans to help sell the single on their own Web sites. (full story)
If every other major and minor band wasn’t giving their shit away for free, Madonna’s use of the MP3 format would be shed in a better light. But it’s not.