Four songs from U2's upcoming album were leaked on to the cyberspace after frontman Bono played them overly loudly on his stereoscopic photograph at his villa in the south of France.
A U2 fanatic from the Netherlands world Health Organization was holidaying in the village of Eze, on the French riviera, heard the new tracks being blared from Bono's window and distinct to record them exploitation his fluid phone.
The fan boasted about his find on the forum of U2 fansite Interference.com, and members at that place advised him to print the clips on YouTube.
The songs have since been removed from YouTube imputable to "right of first publication violations", most likely after a complaint from U2's longtime coach Paul McGuinness.
Interference, scared of legal repercussions, has forbidden the placard of golf links to the leaked songs on the forum simply members have begun trading them amongst themselves via email.
At the time of writing, the leaked clips - seen by Fairfax Media - could likewise be downloaded via the file sharing site Rapid Share.
The calibre is short and the beach lav be heard in the background just that hasn't deterred U2 fans keen for a teaser. The feedback on U2 discourse boards has so far been largely positive.
The new album, U2's number 1 in four-spot years, is expected to be titled No Line On The Horizon.
Based on the lyrics and other information already released, the four leaked songs appear to be named Moment of Surrender, For Your Love, Sexy Boots and No Line On The Horizon.
McGuiness lashed out at music pirates at an industry conference in January. He slammed internet service providers, saying they had "enjoyed a bonanza" in the last few years by accepting fees from illegal downloaders while doing nothing to prevent them from stealing music.
He called on ISPs to disconnect users wHO have been caught obtaining music illegally.
"Their snouts let been at our trough feeding justify for to a fault long," said McGuinness.
In 2004, tracks from U2's last album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb, were leaked afterward a CD containing them were stolen from a photo shoot in the south of France.
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