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Grooveshark did this without inking the necessary deals. If I understand correctly, their library is provided by their users uploading.

• cookiecaper 15y ago
  Right, Grooveshark's entire business model is centered around DMCA protections. Only "user-generated content" affords a DMCA safe harbor defense, so all the copyrighted music they host has to be uploaded by individual users who each assert that they have the rights to distribute the song.
  • jessriedel 15y ago
    Why can't the labels just send mass DMCA takedown letters? Are users really uploading songs faster than they can be taken down?
    • ethank 15y ago
      They have and the tracks pop back up* *According to the leaked emails.
      • jessriedel 15y ago
        Do you have a link to the full story? DevX101's link doesn't say anything about DMCA takedown notices.