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Record Label Stops Signing Artists Because of Piracy
Let’s be clear from the start. People who share music on the Internet actually buy more than those who don’t. The music library of the average music fan may have expanded a bit in the last decade thanks to file-sharing, but in the same time the number of sales have also skyrocketed .
Continue reading »One Million Free and Legal Torrent Downloads, The Album
FrostWire is a popular free and Open Source P2P client supporting both Gnutella and BitTorrent downloads. Last year, the client introduced its FrostClick service through which it promotes independent artists. All featured artists get a 7 to 10 day feature on the welcome screen of the Frostwire client.
Continue reading »Jamie Cullum: File-Sharing is OK
At a very young age – 30 years old, Jamie Cullum has become a very acclaimed name in contemporary jazz music who already has released five studio albums. The latest one, entitled “Pursuit”, came out at the beginning of November and according to some estimations the artist lost around 60,000 sales of the album because of illegal file sharing. That hasn’t made Cullum change his attitude towards file sharing which is seen as something natural with both upsides and downsides.
Continue reading »“Dark Night of the Soul” – An Album Threatened Legally, Gaining Popularity Illegally
David Lynch’s collaboration with Dangermouse/Sparklehorse called `Dark Night of the Soul` which at this moment is not available for legal purchase because of a matter concerning copyrights, enjoys, on the other hand, great popularity on torrent sites. The release should have been in the form of a double-feature art work with the album accompanying a book including a collection of original photos by David Lynch. The tracks on the album were written, composed and produced by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse and feature guest vocalists such as Wayne Coyne, Julian Casablancas, Black Francis, Iggy Pop, Susanne Vega and Gruff Rhys.
Continue reading »New Place for Direct Downloading Torrents: httpTorrents
Although the Pirate Bay operators herald the end of torrents and the beginning of a new era dominated by DHT, for now torrent sites are preferred by those who want to grab a movie, a music album online etc. Good old HTTP however is back promising those less familiar with BitTorrent an easier way to download a file. HttpTorrents is a new site that allows just that – fast downloads without having to worry about blocking, ratings or waiting time.
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