How Music Got Free

"Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed."

Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.

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The Keepers

The Keepers

2017

Playing Shakespeare

Playing Shakespeare

1984

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days

1989

Pole to Pole

Pole to Pole

1992

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure

1999

Connections

Connections

1978

Space Race

Space Race

2005

Beyond the Clouds

Beyond the Clouds

2020

Redefined: J.R. Smith

Redefined: J.R. Smith

2023

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All

2023

Room 2806: The Accusation

Room 2806: The Accusation

2020

100 Years of Warner Bros.

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023

Amityville: An Origin Story

Amityville: An Origin Story

2023

A Year in Music

A Year in Music

2019

The Ripper

The Ripper

2020

The Secrets of Hillsong

The Secrets of Hillsong

2023

Breath of Fire

Breath of Fire

2024

Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire

Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire

2021

Secrets of the Octopus

Secrets of the Octopus

2024

Crush

Crush

2023