Your scary Halloween story: The OiNK dude was arrested last week and his brilliant baby of a site was shut down, a victory for the Captains of Copyright and their lobbyists, a loss for fans of music all around the world. A good thing to come of the disaster, however, is a long-mulled heartfelt essay by Demonbaby Rob, a one-time sort of music industry insider turned rabid filesharer and articulate defender of the post-RIAA future. One of my favorite parts:

“There seem to be a lot of reasons why the record companies blew it. One is that its people really aren’t very smart. They know how to do one thing, which is sell records in a traditional retail environment. From personal experience, I can tell you that the big labels are beyond clueless in the digital world—their ideas are out-dated, their methods make no sense, and every decision is hampered by miles and miles of legal tape, copyright restrictions, and corporate interests. Trying to innovate with a major label is like trying to teach your Grandmother how to play Halo 3: frustrating and ultimately futile.”

R.I.P. Oink. Long live BitTorrent!