Music is Free in China

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99% of music downloads in China are pirated. China’s biggest search engines surface up MP3’s to download on music searches. With no copyright laws to protect them, the 4 major music labels have embraced free music in China, allowing Google to make MP3’s available for download in China in return for a rev-share on advertising.

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Tech Crunch: Google China Signs Big Music For Free MP3 Search Engine

ReadWriteWeb: Google Brings Free Music Downloads to China