How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?
How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, featuring visionaries and criminals, moguls and tech-savvy t…
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