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By Ritwik Agrawal | September 1, 2009 5:14 pm

For the longest time, I’ve been using limewire to download songs in Mp3 format [obviously, I own the original CDs :p]. But in recent months I have been getting increasingly disenchanted with file sharing software, as I was simply unable to find what I wanted, especially when it comes old hindi songs.

Then a friend introduced me to Cool Toad, which is a pretty good resource for bollywood songs – old and new, but it doesn’t have much of a rock collection.

Today I found salvation in the form of Booster, a fantastic site where you can stream and download [free of charge] mp3 versions of millions of songs cutting across genres. And there are no irritating banner ads to distract from the experience.

This is how the internet should work – breaking down barriers to information and art.

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By Ritwik Agrawal | July 13, 2009 3:30 pm

Rock band Deep Purple has been fined for playing “unlicensed” music during a performance in Russia.

According to rules, all performers have to obtain a license from Russian Authors Society, an NGO that represents  the rights of foreign performers in Russia.

The problem: Deep Purple has been fined for playing their own songs. According to a local court, the rock band should’ve obtained a license from Russian Authors Society before playing their own music.

It gets better: The offender [Deep Purple] has been asked to pay the fine to the affected party, which is, umm, a band named Deep Purple.

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