Grooveshark caught guilty of massive copyright infringement-closing forever
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According to Exclaim, Grooveshark — which launched in 2007 — had been served with a $17 billion lawsuit in 2011 from a coalition of the major music labels. The rights issues stemmed from the site's entire model that allowed users to upload and share copyrighted music with other users for free. A brief closure followed the lawsuit, and Grooveshark relaunched with a "tip jar" feature in the fall of 2012, giving users an opportunity to give back to artists (though they could still stream the music for free). Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook 2
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