Just an update on the Eminem bootleg issue.
Article from Yahoo! News:
On the basis of just one day's sales, bad-boy rapper Eminem (news - web sites)'s eagerly anticipated new album rocketed to No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday after twice shifting its release date to stave off bootleggers.
In an unprecedented and last-minute development, "The Eminem Show" officially went on sale last Sunday, nine days before its originally scheduled street date.
Despite the lack of advertising, the album sold a mammoth 284,534 copies on Sunday, which is the final day of tracking firm SoundScan's sales week. Its sales were almost twice what reigning champ P. Diddy sold in the full week, according to SoundScan data released on Wednesday.
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In a bid to trump the bootleggers, the first 2 million copies of "The Eminem Show" sold in the U.S. contain a limited edition DVD, featuring behind-the-scenes and performance footage, as well as an interview and a cartoon.