Lars Ulrich (Metallica) hates music piracy/file sharers….pirates his own CD’s

If there was ever a time in life when you needed a good real example of double standards, look no further than Metallica.  Long time advocates of stricter DRM regulations, the destruction of all digital music sales, and other ridiculous proposals that have truly aged the band well beyond what they want to appear.  The double standard that I am talking about deals with an admission by Lars Ulrich, the drummer for Metallica, who claims to have pirated Metallica’s album “Death Magnetic” last year.  He was quoted saying:

‘I sat there myself and downloaded “Death Magnetic” from the Internet just to try it,’ he said. ‘I was like, “Wow, this is how it works.” I figured if there is anybody that has a right to download “Death Magnetic” for free, it’s me.”

Now while I hate their stance on all things digital, I did enjoy Death Magnetic.  Personal music tastes aside, the admission is just another example of how out of touch they are with reality and the world today.  Even though it is “his” album, being one of the biggest advocates for DRM and then turning around and pirating the same album you’re campaigning for more DRM for isn’t exactly the brightest idea….but I digress.  So does this admission strike you as a little odd?  Does he have a right to steal his own stuff?  Or, are the rules the same for everyone?  Tell me you o so deepest thoughts below.

Source: Slashdot