Grey Tuesday

 With Grey Tuesday, although the individuals involved did not take the necessary steps to get clearance with sampling music from another artist, the public did not feel that it was right for EMI to order a cease and desist which would deny them a chance to hear this body of work.

Society does not like to be told what they can't do especially when its backs but some outdated law. If DB wanted to share the album for free i don't know why it should pose a problem since they own that body of work. In most cases the owner of the original work would have an issue with an artist not getting permission to sample as they do not want it to be used in a distasteful way. Then again sometimes they want all control which prevents an artist from truly putting their own spin on the work. 

If an artist/entity  such as DB decided to take on that risk then they should be prepared to deal with the work possibly not being heard. in fear of that they decided to just offer it for free because they truly believed in their work and felt it needed to be heard. Others felt the same way decided to jump on the band wagon and fight suppression. Suppression from freedom of speech.