Did Reprise want the song leaked?

[Nikolaj]

I try to see both sides, but I don't feel very sorry for Warner Brothers in this- Likely, many SN fans will buy more than one copy, because there has been more than rumours that a documentary of the making of the cd has been filmed, so that leaves the opportunity for a sale of a deluxe cd and dvd edition that is not yet being offered, and then all the people who have pre-ordered may need to buy the deluxe edition. I also think for a cd 4 months away, one mere download wasn't enough incentive- there should be either posters or lithographs, and likely there will be- which means that the diehards will need to order that edition, too.
Also, with stores like Target and Best Buy often offering either bonus songs elsewhere unavailable, or t-shirts, it is the collectors, or biggest fans of Stevie Nicks who will likely wind up with multiple copies of the cd, not the casual Youtube viewer, who will buy it once. Maybe. So, if youtube- free exposure, helps sell cds for a veteran artist, and it may, there's no reason to object to the song giving the album potential buyers.
As for 'torrents' taking a substantial chunk out of the porn industry- sorry, but I doubt it. This and the following isn't meant as harshly as it may 'read'.
-Exactly three people in the United States know how to download torrents, and two of them are on The Ledge! - a joke, and an exaggeration, but I was told by a billionaire years ago that torrents were 'already obsolete, with some loyal people hanging on, but it's the equivalent of Beta, don't bother with it', when I was bummed out I was having difficulty learning it.
I don't mean this smugly, but whatever concert ticket prices may be, tickets are purchased with credit cards. If your credit is good, a splurge on something better than the last row of section C is part of what credit cards are for, if 'down front' matters to you.
You can pay off as quickly or slowly as you like, as long as you make your minimum payments. If your cards don't have a $1000 limit left available for 2 primo Hollywood Bowl seats, one can hardly blame it on torrents or people getting their porn on their computers. Sorry.
How much money a person earns isn't all that relevant to what you pay for your concert experience when it goes on plastic. If you pay bills promptly, you can spend as much as you want, even if it's too much, at a concert. Just my opinion.