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Friday, March 6, 2015

Wu-Tang Clan Release Official Statement Defending 88-Year Rule On 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' Album

Wu Tang has released an official statement regarding the "88 year" clause attached to its Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album.


"Only one single copy of Once Upon A Time In Shaolin was ever to be made. This has been the case since the very first announcement. A commercial release was never planned. The right to commercialize it, meaning the right to sell it en mass to the public in any form is not allowed until 88 years from now.

If the public rights were handed over now, then this would be a record deal like any other. Not the sale of a single copy. It can be exhibited publically and it can be given away for free. But it cannot be commercialized as a conventional album release until 2103. Even then, it will be the owner's decision to release it or keep it as a single unit, not the Wu-Tang."