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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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[–] [email protected] 120 points 9 months ago (18 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 131 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 9 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The economics with the artists haven't changed. Until they do I'll still use them to pay artists a living wage.

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