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Series · 2024 · Documentary

How Music Got Free

Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed.

★7.4 2024 1 Season TV-MA

Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.

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Seasons & episodes

1 season · 2 episodes

The Crime We All Committed

Episode 01

The Crime We All Committed

Jun 11, 2024 · 41 min

A small town CD-factory worker, Dell Glover, joins forces with teen hackers to pioneer internet piracy with MP3s, shaking the music industry’s early-2000s profits and reshaping the business forever; featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man and more.

Internet Killed the Radio Star

Episode 02

Internet Killed the Radio Star

Jun 11, 2024 · 41 min

As album sales drop, the music industry takes legal action against fans causing a PR nightmare; the FBI launches a major investigation against internet pirates and begins cracking down.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 7.4 /10

based on 9 votes

Synopsis

Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.

DocumentaryCrime

Cast

4 principal cast

Rhymefest

Rhymefest

Self - Artist
Eminem

Eminem

Self - Music Artist
Method Man

Method Man

Self - Narrator (voice)

Dell

Self - CD Plant Employee/Pirating

Where to watch How Music Got Free

How Music Got Free is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The documentary has 1 season and 2 total episodes, rated 7.4/10 by 9 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does How Music Got Free have?

How Music Got Free has 1 season with 2 episodes in total.

Is How Music Got Free still on the air?

How Music Got Free has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs How Music Got Free?

How Music Got Free airs on Paramount+.

When did How Music Got Free first air?

How Music Got Free first aired on June 11, 2024.

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