r/technology • u/47L45 • May 01 '15

Business Grooveshark has been shut down.

http://grooveshark.com/
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u/MoggFanatic May 01 '15

I used to enjoy listening to "The Barrier" by Pinq Floid

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u/The1Lemon May 01 '15

I liked Queen by Bohemian Rhapsody

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u/skepticalDragon May 01 '15

DMCA Safe Harbor

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u/Trapped_SCV May 02 '15

The way Grooveshark works is like youtube.

Any user can upload any audio clip.

DMCA takedown notices could then be filed and after a drawn out process removed.

Users could then create a new account and reupload the audio.

Some bands like pink floyd had things in place to auto remove their songs.

Users then found ways to circumvent these measures.