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GrooveShark AMA on Reddit

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The Reddit comment thread has a few insights, but everything seems largely skeptical. What are the legal ramifications, if any, of using Grooveshark?

None.

They struck a deal with EMI very early in the game and the other labels followed suit.

Source: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/200943/4665/Grooves...

Where's the source for the other labels doing a deal? The source you linked only talks about EMI, and a cursory glance around the web doesn't find anything to corroborate other labels doing any deals.

From the AMA:

    As far as I understand, basically the same way YouTube and
    Vimeo are: DMCA safe harbor laws, plus paying streaming
    royalty boards etc. We're also trying to get direct deals
    with all the majors too, but those negotiations take a looong
    time. It was a couple years just to get EMI signed.

So it looks like they only have an EMI deal right now but other labels are in progress.

So the legal ramifications of using GrooveShark are still unknown for the most part, contrary to what iamdave said.

I'm glad to see such a good service finally start to get all the recognition it deserves. I switched to grooveshark from pandora about a year ago and have not looked back. By far the best music service available.

Yes, there are a few of us sharks lurking around here on the interwebs...

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