Piracy at the VEVO Powerstation

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Remember when the big record labels tried to drive fear into the hearts of fledgling music pirates by suing regular people — grandmas included — for life-crushing sums of money?

A decade later, the record companies threw a party at Sundance… and I found a den of pirates with a taste for hypocrisy.

TC Article: Music Labels’ Joint Venture, VEVO, Shows Pirated NFL Game At Sundance

The CEO of VEVO wrote a public apology the next day. It’s since been deleted (subtle), but here’s a copy.

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