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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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[-] small44@lemmy.world 115 points 2 years ago

I never stopped but i started buying music too from small artists

[-] SnotFlickerman 132 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I feel like Bandcamp's biggest fans are prolific pirates with a conscience who just want to see their favorite artists actually get paid.

EDIT: Don't forget it's Bandcamp Friday today.

[-] backhdlp@iusearchlinux.fyi 36 points 2 years ago

That's super based. Pirate whoever's stuff you want, but small artists usually depend on that income.

[-] small44@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

I listen to hundreds of small artists. I can't buy every singles albums they have.

[-] occhineri@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago

You don't have to. Buy the ones you think are worth it, attend shows and maybe buy merch. Like we used to do before leechify

[-] small44@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Same issue, I don't have enough money to support everybody

[-] AVeryCleverName@lemmy.one 5 points 2 years ago

I never stopped either, but i buy vinyl..slowed down since my turntable only spins at 33.3 in special occasions when the spirits shine upon it.

[-] maxprime@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago

I have never pirated music more in my life as I do now.

I have never purchased as much music as I do now.

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