How Music Got Free

Season 1

Napster. LimeWire. The untold story of internet pirates who nearly destroyed the music industry. Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed.

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S1 E1 - The Crime We All Committed
June 10, 2024
42min
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A small town, CD-factory worker, Dell Glover, joins forces with teen hackers to pioneer internet piracy with MP3s, shaking the music industry's early-2000s profits and reshaping the business forever. Featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, and more.
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S1 E2 - Internet Killed the Radio Star
June 10, 2024
42min
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As album sales drop, the music industry takes legal action against fans causing a PR nightmare. Meanwhile, the FBI launches a major investigation against internet pirates and begin their crackdown.
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