This seems to me a perfect example of when antipiracy measures (not to mention the reaction from the label owner) are completely justified.

I've been in a similar situation, when a flunkie at the plant that printed the magazine I worked for got online and spilled details of a carefully timed, exclusive cover story for one of our sister publications. Let me tell you: It sucks.

Davis screwed up. It may have been an entirely honest mistake, but it was his mistake. His argument seems to be that if the label hadn't taken steps to prevent early release of their product, they wouldn't be so upset by his releasing the product into the wild.

Well, yeah. That's obvious. It's also ludicrous. His early release -- accidental though it may have been -- does a disservice to the artist, the label, and any other reviewer or other industry person who will now have to deal with even more draconian copy prevention.

It's not the end of the world for any of these parties, but Davis ought to be a bit more apologetic. Railing against the system when you've screwed up seems a bit childish.