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Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way (www.wired.com)
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Visits to music piracy websites went up more than 13 percent last year, a new report says. The majority of those visits were to sites that allow users to download the audio from YouTube URLs.

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[–] 78 points 2 years ago (6 children)

The majority of those visits were to sites that allow users to download the audio from YouTube URLs.

This is not piracy. We've always been allowed to record e.g. radio and TV for personal use.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I think the RIAA has a different view on that. Huge push backs against recordable cassettes and VHS tapes when they were introduced.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    I could be wrong but didn't a cut from blank tapes go to the industry tp 'make up for the losses'?

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