Why do people pirate music, movies and TV?
Even though finding legal entertainment easier and cheaper than ever before, people still steal music, movies and TV shows. In
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File-Sharing
George Carlin on radio and file-sharing
I miss George Carlin. I keep thinking about all he’d have to say in the Age of Trump. This is
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Looking for an Alternative to Dropbox for Music Files? Try Byta
If you’re a musician and have been looking for an alternative to Dropbox, look no further than Byta. Since their
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A History of Stealing Music
Think stealing music started with Millennials. Nope. Noisey points out that this has been going on a lot longer than
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Random Music News for Saturday, February 27, 2016
Hang on. Just two three more days and we’re done with February. Distract yourself with some music news. A telco
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The Music Industry as We Knew It Ended Fifteen Years Ago Yesterday
It was June 1, 1999 when an under-achieving student at Northeastern University named Shawn Fanning seeded a new program he’d
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Think File-Sharing is Dead? Think Again.
I haven’t bothered downloading/torrenting any music for years. It’s just too much trouble–and I’d rather see artists get paid for
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Why Are Studies About Internet Piracy So Contradictory and Confusing?
Great question, especially after last night’s episode of The Simpsons. This is from The Daily Dot. Trying to figure out
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How Piracy Leads to More Hit Music
A thought-provoker from Vice: Now, new research out of Tulane University is the latest to debunk the long-touted claim that illegal downloading
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And the Most-Pirated Artists of 2013 Were…
This chart was complied by Music Metric, a company that analysis online music activity. While the numbers are big, none
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You Know That Story About Iron Maiden Planning Tours Based on Where Their Music Was Being Pirated? Never Mind.
Well, we all got sucked in by this one, didn’t we? I certainly did. TechCrunch sets everyone straight. Wouldn’t it
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