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It's likely this will just end up on filesharing/torrent sites depending on who buys it, how secure their recording process is, how trustworthy the recording studio personnel are etc.

They're really just selling the box.

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I think that's the point. If you only expect to make 500K* from album sales, it makes sense to sell a single copy for 500K to a wealthy fan and let the content leak out to other fans.

Same pay, less work and more happy fans.

* - I don't really know what the numbers are. 500K is just an example.

Or crowdsource it and not release it until you hit 500K.

Right, this is mostly a threshold-pledge model, with the caveat that one wealthy individual could buy it up and destroy it.

What's interesting is that this model works in a world without copyright - you can always sell the first copy.

It's already recorded and I expect that RZA is doing the production himself or with trusted associates. With only one master it's not like there will be much opportunity for a factory worker to grab an early copy, either.

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