How a Record Gets Leaked

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It happens all the time, and here are some of the ways records get leaked!

In the time between an Album’s Completion and its official release, there are all sorts of chances for it to escape.

At The Studio - As soon as a record is finished, anyone from the producer to the engineer to the band members can spoil the fun. (Four months before release.)

At the Label - Labels send albums to companies like Sonic Arts to add a digital encryption code that can identify uploading evildoers…but not necessarily stop them. (Three and a half months before release.)

By the Press - Considered to be the most common source of album leakage, watermarks or not. Oops! (Three months before release.)

At the Plant - While in the process of being manufactured, a CD is ostensibly secured under lock and key, but sometimes copies fall off the back of the trucks. (One Month before Release.)

At the Warehouse - Once the CDs await shipping to retailers, it’s virtually guaranteed that a copy will find its way online (Two weeks before release.)

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