Editing Nine Inch Nails (section)

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Nine Inch Nails was scheduled to perform at the 2005 [[MTV Movie Awards]], but withdrew from the show due to a disagreement with the network over the use of an unaltered image of [[George W. Bush]] as a backdrop to the band's performance of "[[The Hand That Feeds]]". Soon afterwards, Reznor wrote on his official website: "Apparently, the image of our president is as offensive to MTV as it is to me."<ref name="E! Online" /> MTV replied that it respected Reznor's point of view, but was "uncomfortable" with the performance being "built around partisan political statements". A performance by [[Foo Fighters]] replaced Nine Inch Nails' time slot on the show.<ref name="MTV Awards">{{cite web| url = http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1503082/story.jhtml| last = Montgomery| first = James| title = Nine Inch Nails Drop Out Of MTV Movie Awards Over Bush Dispute| publisher = MTV. [[Viacom (2005–present)|Viacom]]| date = May 27, 2005| access-date = August 20, 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225112/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1503082/story.jhtml| archive-date = September 30, 2007}}</ref>

Another ceremony incident had occurred at the [[56th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2014. The band performed "[[Copy of A]]" and "[[My God Is the Sun]]" with [[Queens of the Stone Age]], [[Lindsey Buckingham]], and [[Dave Grohl]] towards the end of the broadcast; however, the performance was not shown in full to the audience at home as advertisements had cut-in midway through the second song. Despite an apology from producer [[Kenneth Ehrlich]], Reznor later heavily criticized the situation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-03-05|title=Trent Reznor says Grammys were "an utter waste of time"|work=FasterLouder |url=http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38504/Trent-Reznor-says-Grammys-were-an-utter-waste-of-time|access-date=2021-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305021451/http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/38504/Trent-Reznor-says-Grammys-were-an-utter-waste-of-time|archive-date=March 5, 2014}}</ref>

In 2006, after being alerted by a fan website, Reznor issued a [[cease and desist]] to [[Fox News Channel]] for using three songs from ''The Fragile'' on air without permission. The songs "La Mer", "The Great Below", and "The Mark Has Been Made" appeared in an episode of ''[[War Stories with Oliver North]]'' detailing the [[battle of Iwo Jima]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=06&m=10#1161617908| title = Fox News, War Stories, and Nine Inch Nails| publisher = The NIN Hotline| date = October 23, 2006| access-date = November 29, 2006| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071128011620/http://www.theninhotline.net/news/archives/backissue.php?y=06&m=10#1161617908| archive-date = November 28, 2007}}</ref> A post appeared on Reznor's blog, which read: "Thanks for the Fox News heads-up. A cease and desist has been issued. <!--ATTENTION: This a direct quote, not vandalism. Please check the source provided and discuss on talk page BEFORE removing, or your deletion will be reverted.-->FUCK Fox Fucking News."<ref name="FOX archive">{{cite web| last = Reznor| first = Trent| title = Updates from Trent| publisher = Nine Inch Nails| date = October 24, 2006| url = http://www.nin.com/tr| access-date = August 22, 2007| archive-date = May 17, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070517041353/http://nin.com/tr/| url-status = dead}}</ref>

As part of the alternate reality game which accompanied the release of ''Year Zero'', three tracks from the album ("My Violent Heart", "Survivalism", and "Me, I'm Not") were intentionally "leaked" prior to their official release at a number of Nine Inch Nails concerts on [[USB flash drive]]s.<ref name="CoolerThanLost" /> The high-quality audio files quickly circulated the internet, and owners of websites hosting the files soon received cease and desist orders from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]], despite the fact that the viral campaign, and the use of USB drives, was sanctioned by Nine Inch Nails' record label.<ref name="BillboardPaolette">{{cite magazine| last = Paoletta| first = Michael| title = Online Odyssey Stoking Interest In New NIN Album| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| publisher = [[Nielsen Company]]| date = March 30, 2007| url = https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053298/online-odyssey-stoking-interest-in-new-nin-album| access-date = May 20, 2007| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130708192307/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053298/online-odyssey-stoking-interest-in-new-nin-album| archive-date = July 8, 2013}}</ref> The source that broke the story was quoted as saying, "These fucking idiots are going after a campaign that the label signed off on."<ref name="BillboardPaolette" />

The music of Nine Inch Nails has reportedly been used by the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] as [[music torture]] to break down the resolve of detainees.<ref>{{cite web| title = Musicians don't want tunes used for torture| publisher = [[Today.com]]. [[NBC Universal]]/[[Microsoft]]| url = https://www.today.com/popculture/musicians-don-t-want-tunes-used-torture-wbna28144557| date = December 9, 2008| access-date = December 9, 2008}}</ref> Reznor objected to the use of his music in this way with the following message on the front page of the Nine Inch Nails website: "It's difficult for me to imagine anything more profoundly insulting, demeaning and enraging than discovering music you've put your heart and soul into creating has been used for purposes of torture. If there are any legal options that can be realistically taken they will be aggressively pursued, with any potential monetary gains donated to human rights charities. Thank GOD this country has appeared to side with reason and we can put the Bush administration's reign of power, greed, lawlessness and madness behind us."<ref>{{cite web|title=Trent Reznor Upset His Music Used To Torture Prisoners, Dude From Drowning Pool Not So Much|url=https://www.stereogum.com/41132/trent_reznor_upset_his_music_used_to_torture_priso/news/|website=Stereogum|access-date=August 18, 2014|date=December 12, 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415062711/http://www.stereogum.com/41132/trent_reznor_upset_his_music_used_to_torture_priso/news/|archive-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>

Aside from disagreements over the usage of Nine Inch Nails material, some corporations have dismissed content due to perceived obscenity. In 2009, [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] rejected an update to Nine Inch Nails' [[iPhone]] application, ''NIN: Access'', because it found ''The Downward Spiral'' to contain "offensive or obscene content", referring to the lyrical content.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=42064_0_2_0_C |title=Nine Inch Nails' iPhone application gets the boot from Apple |work=Side-Line Music Magazine |publisher=Seba Dolimont |date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=May 4, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090506125141/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=42064_0_2_0_C |archive-date=May 6, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=bbc_apple>{{cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8039779.stm| title = Reznor takes a byte out of Apple| work = [[BBC News]]| date = May 8, 2009| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090511121246/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8039779.stm| archive-date = May 11, 2009}}</ref> Reznor criticized their decision, citing the audio was also available through the [[iTunes]] application.<ref name=bbc_apple />

A similar incident involving digital content distribution occurred in 2013 when Nine Inch Nails re-released the original 1993 film ''[[Broken (1993 film)|Broken]]'' on [[Vimeo]]. Within hours of launch, the video was removed due to terms of service violation on material that "harass, incite hatred or depict excessive violence".<ref>{{cite tweet|number=331488703950229505|user=nineinchnails|title=And just like that, the Broken movie ...|access-date= May 6, 2013|date=May 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305438/underground-nine-inch-nails-snuff-film-finally-officially-released| title = Nine Inch Nails' 20-year old 'Broken' film is too violent for Vimeo (update)| work = The Verge| publisher = Nathan Ingraham| date = May 6, 2013| access-date = May 6, 2013| url-status = live| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130507194717/http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/6/4305438/underground-nine-inch-nails-snuff-film-finally-officially-released| archive-date = May 7, 2013}}</ref>