The Letter U and the Numeral 2 is a 96-page magazine and 25-minute CD by Negativland detailing their conflict with the band U2, over Negativland's EP of the same name. It was released in 1992 as a limited edition of 4000 copies. Two months after its release, SST Records blocked its distribution with a lawsuit claiming, among other things, copyright infringement based on reproductions of press releases sent to the press by SST; "in essence, suing the band for printing (their) threat to sue the band".[citation needed] SST's lawsuit is similar to the "Streisand effect".
The Letter U and the Numeral 2 | ||||
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EP by | ||||
Released | 1992 | |||
Genre | Experimental | |||
Length | 25:56 | |||
Label | SST | |||
Producer | Negativland | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Three years later, Negativland re-released this as Fair Use: The Story of the Letter U and the Numeral 2. It included "Crosley Bendix Discusses the U.S. Copyright Act" plus nine other tracks.
Track listing
edit- "Crosley Bendix Discusses the U.S. Copyright Act" - 25:56
Personnel
edit- Mark Hosler
- Richard Lyons
- David Wills
- Don Joyce
- Chris Grigg