Combat duckie This documentary is technically and artistically well made and I never got bored during the entire film! Loved the acoustic part at the end, too, which was added as a sort of extra for fans of 30 Seconds to Mars music. Even if you've never worked in the industry and are not an artist yourself, you will enjoy this film as the way it's been edited makes it very entertaining to watch. The film basically gives insight into the fight for an artist's rights and the making of the 30 Seconds to Mars album "This is War". One could say ARTIFACT is an indictment of biz practices in the record and music industry screwing artists and basically robbing them of the yields of their work. I have watched the "Special Edition" version and can recommend watching it.

Kas Longton Keenan Downloaded ARTIFACT this morning from VyRT, a unique insight into the exploitation artists suffer at the hands of the big record companies; how signing a record deal and working relentlessly to make incredible music, might bring success, but the price of that success is to be forever in escalating debt to corporate giants who want to own every note you play, every lyric of every song... 30 SECONDS TO MARS (Jared, Shannon, Tomo) stood their ground and fought back against this injustice and made an amazing album, "This is War". I just finished watching, I laughed, I cried, I was inspired!!! Congratulations on a great film/documentary Jared Leto !!!

Stageact I'm glad that I've found out about this soon enough to sign it with my name and am proud to be at least a very small part of it. It's a subjective story from and about Thirty Seconds To Mars being sued for 30 Million Dollars by their label and the making of "This Is War". Apart from that other musicians and former and present music executives have their say and show that the music industry uses an antiquated business-model that's not compatible with any form of art...let alone music. Artifact is compelling from beginning to end, very emotional, very funny and very informative. It sets the bar very high for every further music documentary. I was around musicians most of my life. As a producer, editor and interviewer of my own radio show I've had a common knowledge of the music industry and how it works. Befriended bands had and some still have oppressive contracts, which don't allow them to take their own decisions, but on the other hand they have to finance almost everything on their own. I thought I knew it all, but even I learned something new. This movie is important. It's time for a change !!!

RebeccaHaslam Little has often been understood about the depths of the music industry and just what it means to be part of it. Artifact, a project Jared Leto worked on for five years before its online premiere yesterday, is a true testament to the pressures, stresses, strains and conflicts that come from such a business that affects the lives of so many. Over the course of just under two hours, Artifact details, with opinions from industry insiders, producers, artists and the band themselves, the battle Thirty Seconds To Mars endured in standing up for what they felt was right for them. Facing a lawsuit of 30 million dollars, the band took it upon themselves to finance and create the album which would go on to become This Is War themselves, placing themselves in all but financial ruin in the process. Jared in particular describes time and time again, in conversations with lawyers and his manager, the huge task before them, blunt in his views on those that have placed him and his band-mates in their predicament. Although the lawsuit is finally settled, with MARS successfully negotiating the terms they wanted, over the course of over 100 days, the trio and everyone working alongside them are put through the ringer - it is a testament to the band, their unity in the face of huge adversity, that what they went on to create such an impressively powerful piece of work with This Is War. Anyone who is a fan of music, has been to a concert, bought or downloaded a CD or single needs to see this film. It is the most accurately honest piece of work about the industry so few understand ever to have been made in my opinion. Artist, music fan or not - if you want to know what it means to put everything on the line in order to stand for what you believe is right, then see this, and be as I was; incredibly impressed and so proud.