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New Report Says Spotify Used “Pirated” MP3 Files To Launch Service and Why It Matters [DAVID LOWERY]

New Report Says Spotify Used “Pirated” MP3 Files To Launch Service and Why It Matters [DAVID LOWERY]

There has long been suspicion among some the music industry that piracy lies deep in the roots of Spotify since the streaming platform's inception. This theory which, has been lent new credence by new report, says that Spotify threatened researchers on the cusp of revealing its darker origins. David Lowery explains why it matters. Guest post ...

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If 'Everyone Just Wants Free Stuff' Mentality Responsible For Piracy, Why Isn't Nintendo Able To Keep Classic Consoles In Stock?

If 'Everyone Just Wants Free Stuff' Mentality Responsible For Piracy, Why Isn't Nintendo Able To Keep Classic Consoles In Stock?

Recent buying trends among consumers of Nintendo's classic consoles have recently provided further rebuffment of the 'people just want free stuff' myth often proclaimed by content industries. Guest post by Timothy Geigner of Techdirt For a long time, we've been trying to debunk the “But people just want stuff for free" myth that purports to explain why the ...

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Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?

Does Music Piracy Still Exist In The Streaming Age?

While many believe that the streaming age brought about the end of illegal downloading of music, it seems that it has only replaced it with stream ripping, a process through which music is illegally saved while it's being streamed. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Streaming seems to have wiped out music piracy, but ...


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