10 Musicians Who Encouraged You To Steal Music

10. Eyeshine's Fake FBI Warning

We've all seen the many warnings that record companies and similar institutions like to put out that tell people how wrong it is to download music or other media for free. In fact, in the UK there was a period where practically every film released on video or DVD was preceded by a short clip that rather patronisingly informs the viewer that pirating such media is tantamount to stealing, though that clip ironically fell out of use when it turned out that the makers weren't paying the composer of the track used in it any royalties.

Of course, a lot of albums sport similar warnings, with many in the US carrying the FBI Anti-Piracy Warning Seal that is often accompanied by the ominous warning that those caught pirating the album could face a fine of $250,000 plus a jail term of up to five years.

It seems more than a little extreme, which was probably the thinking of the rock band Eyeshine as well. Instead of including the standard FBI warning on all of their albums, the band instead chose to create their own, which parodies the harshness of the potential sentence for pirating, as can be seen below:

"FBI Warning: Illegal distribution is a criminal offense punishable by DEATH. Just kidding, make sure all your friends get a copy."