PRESS RELEASE, For Immediate Release, April 10th 2007

Finnish Record Company Encourages Free Copying

Finnish record company Independent Fruit Company is allowing free copying of
their records and permits free internet distribution of all their published
music.  With the "Copy Encouraged" concept, which they have developed,
records are sold in record stores as before, but free non-commercial
distribution of the music and the records is encouraged. The underlying
idea is that if people like the music, they will buy the record even if it
can be copied or downloaded for free.

The first album to be released under this concept is Blanket's debut album
called "This is the New Wave of Political Rock" released on April 10th 2007.
In accordance with the concept, the record package contains an extra copy of
the CD, which can for example be given to a friend. In addition, all the
songs from the record are freely available in mp3 format on the band's web
site at www.blanket.fi.

"The music business is changing, because copying of music is getting
technically easier all the time", stated Ville Könönen, one of the founders
of the company.  "In my experience copying only raises interest in bands,
increases record sales and brings new people to gigs", Ville added.

"For us, copying is a positive thing. It's definitely not stealing as the
common belief seems to be", said Simo Särkkä, one of the owners of
the company.

More information:

  www.nomasi.com/ifc
  www.blanket.fi
  ifc@nomasi.com
  Ville Könönen, +358 50 303 2315
  Simo Särkkä, +358 40 757 0730