Wu-tang Clan plans to sell only one copy of his new album.

In the era of universal file sharing and free copying, many artists are trying to grope for new models of monetization of their work. Hip-hop group Wu-tang Clan intends to sell their album "The Wu - Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" as the artists usually sell their works. The 128-minute album from the 31st song will exist in a single copy. It will be placed in a unique handmade silver box created by British-Moroccan artist Yahya , whose works are popular with monarchs and oligarchs around the world.



Like a painting or sculpture by a famous artist, an album box will tour the galleries, museums and art festivals around the world. You can listen to the album by paying $ 30 - $ 50 and passing through careful monitoring for the absence of any recording devices. After the world tour, a single copy of the album will be put up for sale for several million dollars.



Wu-tang Clan believes that this way of presenting and selling will give the music a reverent attitude that is usually handled with great works of art. Co-founder and producer of the group Robert Diggs, better known as RZA, says: “We want to create a work of art, the like of which has never happened in the history of modern music. We will make a unique collection item, the possession of which is comparable to the possession of the scepter of the Egyptian pharaoh. ”

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However, the subtle trolling of the modern copyright industry can be hidden behind beautiful words, the principles of which are brought to complete absurdity: instead of free distribution by unlimited circulation, possible due to the development of the Internet, circulation in one single copy is indecently high price and unprecedented copy protection measures. Such a model of “distribution” looks like a parody of what record companies are doing. However, due to the world fame of the legendary group, it may well work.