The Flashbulb - Pirated by iTunes?

Interesting story of the wonderful Benn Jordan (a.k.a. The Flashbulb) on TorrentFreak. The morale of the story seems to be that the so-called digital revolution has spawned numerous intermediaries - many of which don't seem to really be in control of what they're doing, which leads Jordan to his point about artists being control of their own music:

What I’m promoting is the artist’s freedom to choose what can and can’t be done with his/her music, and more importantly, the listener’s freedom to do what he/she wants with their own computer, MP3 player, or internet connection.

After a journey through miles and miles of bullshit in this industry, you learn one thing: If you want something done right, you’ve got to do it yourself. Whether you’re downloading my music to check it out, to accompany the CD, or even pirating it…I want you to have a version/rip of it that I’ve listened to and approved of.

**Edit:

Ben responded to the TorrentFreak interview on his own blog, and there's more interesting stuff about his approach to distribution and Apple here.