Ben Folds revealed this week that the copy of his new CD "Way To Normal" that has been floating around file sharing sites is actually fake. He recorded the 6 songs in a span of 8 hours and had friends release it online. He recorded and released the material in attempts to delay the actual leak of the CD.
Great idea and I'm sure it will build buzz for the actual release of the CD in September.
Rolling Stone has the full article here.