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Article: Internet piracy pushes release date of new Eminem album.((EDITORS: Credit story to Zap2it.com, not Knight Ridder/Tribune or Knight Ridder Newspapers))
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- May 31, 2002
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HOLLYWOOD _ Because of the level Internet piracy and illegal bootlegging surrounding "The Eminem Show," the latest album from rap star Eminem, the label has had to push the album's release date has been pushed up a week earlier than previously announced, to May 28.
Additionally, to encourage fans to purchase an authorized copy of the album and prevent further Internet piracy, music executives have decided to package a limited edition behind-the scenes DVD with performance footage and an animated cartoon with the first 2 million copies released domestically.
"Obviously everybody wants this record now," says Eminem in a statement about fans making illegal ...