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I have the same question. Did you make deals with the major record labels? Did they ship you DVDs (or God forbid CDs) full of songs or something?

• jaredsohn 4y ago
  Or just collect mp3s? I'm guessing that at least happened while prototyping. And it seems like the most efficient way to make the service work in that era so it wouldn't surprise me if that data got used in production initially while handling licensing concerns separately.
  • lostgame 4y ago
    Exactly. Create the product, prove the value, then license properly.
    • Nextgrid 4y ago
      I'm not even sure if using pirated music for this purpose would count as infringement?