While the entertainment industry is hard at work shutting down torrenting sites, one artist is going against the grain and embracing it—and you might not be surprised who it is.

Russell Brand announced that his latest DVD, Messiah Complex, will be available for purchase on Amazon and BBC for £10, or for free from The Pirate Bay. Won't he lose money that way? Well, probably. The way Brand may see it, if someone is going to buy the DVD, they'll buy it. If they were going to steal it, they were probably going to steal it. This time, though, they don't have to steal since he's essentially giving it to them legally. It's not unusual for independent artists or the like to release their content for free on the Pirate Bay or sites like it, but for someone with as big a name as Brand doing it, well that's unusual. Brand tweeted out the links to his more than 7 million followers on Twitter:

This is the DVD. You can get it however you want to. Or don't, I still love you and your dog. pic.twitter.com/Hzh3sVhhMv — Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) November 26, 2013

In Britain, it's tradition for comedians to release a DVD around Christmas—so at least if someone has an Internet connection, they'll be able to get a few laughs for free this holiday season.

“If i download this illegally will that make you sad?” said one Twitter user.

“I don’t mind as long as you watch it,” Brand responded.

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