It may be something to do with Copyright... if it is 'released' by someone recording it before they officially release it then there may be an issue of claiming copyright on it... so the act could lose the right to the song, which none of us want.
This would mean that the wouldn't get paid when it was played on radio... anyone could put it on compilations for free... etc etc.
So the artists we all love would have no claim over their art... They have no problem with recordingsoncethe songs arereleased and the legal loop-holes are closed up. I think they're being perfectly fair and reasonable.
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