Music Piracy Is Back in a Big Way—Especially From YouTube
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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.

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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sure I recommend either Oink or What.cd, whichever you prefer.

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RIP

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A quick googling says these are both shut down. RIP.

Whatever happened to what.cd?

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government got involved due to pressure from the music industry

Sweden I think

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