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Now in paperback, this tells the story of how music industry changed to an online world of downloading. From a small-time thief at a CD-pressing plant to an illegal website 6 times the size of iTunes, it's told through a small group of people who were involved. 'Enthralling...' Nick Hornby, }Sunday Times

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What links Taylor Swift to a factory worker? Kanye West to a German engineer? Beyonce to a boardroom mogul? They've all changed the face of the music business, in the most unexpected ways. This is the story of how online piracy and the MP3 revolutionised the way our world works, one track at a time.

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What links Taylor Swift to a factory worker? Kanye West to a German engineer? Beyonce to a boardroom mogul? They've all changed the face of the music business, in the most unexpected ways. This is the story of how online piracy and the MP3 revolutionised the way our world works, one track at a time.

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