Google Shuts Down MP3 Blogs

2010-02-13 by Skimaskcheck | 53 Comments
Six popular music blogs have been deleted by Google following claims they have violated copyright law. The blogs in question are Pop Tarts, Masala, I Rock Cleveland, To Die By Your Side, It's a Rap and Living Ears.

Hosted by Google's Blogger and Blogspot services, the sites received notification that their mass of archives were wiped from the Internet only after it had happened, resulting in what some critics have called "Musicblogocide 2010."

The blogs' owners have responded, stating that the material they have posted was legitimate, that they were sent the material by record labels and artists themselves.

Bill Lipold, owner of I Rock Cleveland explained: "I assure you that everything I've posted for the past two years, has either been provided by a promotional company, came directly from the record label, or came directly from the artist".

Tagged: Various Artists

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ThePalestMexican
February 13th 2010
2816 Comments


Musicblogocide 2010

it's like the holocaust all over again

TheSpirit
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
30304 Comments


oh shit...

LeotardMessiah
February 13th 2010
374 Comments


Um i think this is a lot worse than the holocaust

Crysis
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
17653 Comments


be careful they are aiming for the underground bm blogs next

sniper
February 13th 2010
19075 Comments


This is bad, bad, bad news guys...

Mordecai.
February 13th 2010
8410 Comments


lolocaust

Ire
February 13th 2010
41944 Comments


the lolocaust never happened

Mordecai.
February 13th 2010
8410 Comments


you are sooo ignorant

FigNewtns
February 13th 2010
780 Comments


oh shit oh shit oh shit

Jesuslaves
February 13th 2010
5027 Comments


roflcopter

TheSpirit
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
30304 Comments



be careful they are aiming for the underground bm blogs next




idk why, but i died when i read that.

bloc
February 13th 2010
70880 Comments


Damn, I use blogsearches a lot

Nikkolae
February 13th 2010
6925 Comments


chill spirit Pervert The Church will be just fine

Crysis
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
17653 Comments


Just because google shuts down 6 really popular blogs doesn't mean there is going to be a massacre or anything.

Nikkolae
February 13th 2010
6925 Comments


how many times do you listen of black metal artist sueing people over copyright?

TheSpirit
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
30304 Comments


chill spirit Pervert The Church will be just fine





i know, when i said i died, i meant with laughter.

Crysis
Emeritus
February 13th 2010
17653 Comments


News Flash: One-man bm band sues blogger over hosting illegal copies of his tape, which was limited to 1.3 hand-numbered copies

Carnifex
February 13th 2010
1918 Comments


Oh god, my favorite blogs are being deleted as well. Hope they seriously move to their own domain.

TricksterGRex
February 13th 2010
2087 Comments


thewillpower.org has yet to be shutdown

burnafterbreeding
February 13th 2010
1529 Comments


best site ever.

PirateSquid
February 14th 2010
1881 Comments


We should make a memoriam for those blogs who have died in this tragedy.

Apes With Guns is totally next.

Dryden
February 14th 2010
13585 Comments


omg

mx
Moderator
February 14th 2010
752 Comments


surprising for Google

R6Rider
February 14th 2010
5282 Comments


mx is here to lay down the law

klap
Emeritus
February 14th 2010
12410 Comments


new decade, make the change to torrents already

poweroftheweez
February 14th 2010
1298 Comments


surprising for Google

well if theyre hosting these sites, they are liable arent they? i'd figure its just an insurance move on their part.

Wizard
February 14th 2010
20629 Comments


oh shit...

be careful they are aiming for the underground bm blogs next

Exactly what Crysis said. That is the reason we are fine hahahaha. No one gives a shit about black metal.



Wizard
February 14th 2010
20629 Comments


Hahahahah I should say no one with money and who looks at music as a money maker.

redshift912
February 14th 2010
38 Comments


oh well.back to mirc

cirq
February 14th 2010
9366 Comments


no biggie.

Ruminations
February 14th 2010
146 Comments


Musicblogicide*

Prophet178
February 14th 2010
6397 Comments


It's only mp3 blogs, not off-site music hosting blogs. No big deal.

Skimaskcheck
February 14th 2010
2364 Comments


Musicblogicide*


It's SIC, that's what they are actually calling it. I guess they've misspelled a made up word haha

It's only mp3 blogs, not off-site music hosting blogs. No big deal.


True, but hopefully it isn't paving the way for them to start cracking down on off-site blogs too.

IRAI
February 14th 2010
1567 Comments


Moonlight Gates is down (((((

i liked that one a whole lot...

ZiggyPop
February 15th 2010
92 Comments


"archives were wiped from the Internet"

Oh sweet Jesus what can't Google do?

witchxrapist
February 15th 2010
11117 Comments


Thank god my blog is like all demos and oop stuff.

http://yousmelllikepaste.blogspot.com

>_>


witchxrapist
February 15th 2010
11117 Comments


Well almost.

witchxrapist
February 15th 2010
11117 Comments


What are you a noob?

drasticaction74
February 15th 2010
1947 Comments


Mr. B! Language!

klap
Emeritus
February 15th 2010
12410 Comments


seriously use torrents its 2010


Emim
February 15th 2010
38647 Comments


Skynet!

And to hell with torrents.

scotish
February 15th 2010
836 Comments



seriously use torrents its 2010

torrents smell funny

if you just google the album name then 'blogspot' you pretty much always get something from somewhere, even multiple options. so shutting down a few of the bigger ones won't really make a difference if you're after a specific thing.

either way slays for days is next zomg

robertsona
Emeritus
February 15th 2010
28661 Comments


does anyone want waffles invited im pretty much rolling mad deep in them

jagride
February 15th 2010
2975 Comments


lol torrents

robertsona
Emeritus
February 15th 2010
28661 Comments


also, cool with anything as long as holyfuckingshit40000.blogspot.com is still up. best music blog ever

SlightlyEpic
February 15th 2010
5810 Comments


I'm cool so long as http://domeupthebutt.blogspot.com exists

TheWayfarerElectric
February 20th 2010
154 Comments


The emoblogosphere is going to survive through this because google is afraid to deal with the uproar of skramz purists.

KritikalMotion
February 20th 2010
2282 Comments


pretty pissed that alltimegreatesthits got knocked off too

guy set it up again though

Knott-
Emeritus
February 20th 2010
10259 Comments


alex if youve got one lying spare id much appreciate it :O

a.f.knott@dur.ac.uk

news is kinda bad news, but i have faith in the blogocircle

KritikalMotion
February 20th 2010
2282 Comments


i'd take one too if you were being serious

fr33convict
March 5th 2010
11723 Comments


I can still search Google for any song I want and play it on Lala free...

tombits
March 5th 2010
3583 Comments


so would i robertsona.

a blowjob is certainly on the table.

couch
March 5th 2010
311 Comments


o no



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