WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Hi Sean,

On behalf of Rough Trade, Beggars Digital and The Hold Steady we would kindly ask you not to post copies of “Stay Positive” on your site (or any non-preview tracks from the band’s new album – street date 14th July).

We do appreciate that you are fans of / are promoting The Hold Steady, but Rough Trade, Beggars and the artist would greatly appreciate your co-operation in removing your links to the pirate files in question.

Thank you for respecting the artist’s and label’s wishes and, if your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, “Sequestered in Memphis” is available for fans and bloggers to stream / link to on the band’s MySpace … .. check-out http://www.myspace.com/theholdsteady and http://www.theholdsteady.com for details on “Stay Positive” and the band’s 2008 shows and keep an eye out for details of further, preview material and exclusive content.

As you will appreciate, this e-mail is written on a without prejudice basis and, as such, all of our clients’ accumulated, worldwide rights and remedies remain strictly reserved : please excuse this required formality.

With Thanks & Regards,

WEB SHERIFF