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Online Mixtape Site Muxtape Closed Down, For Now

by Terrence O'Brien on August 19, 2008 at 03:57 PM

Muxtape Closed Down, For Now
Millions of Internet music lovers are probably shedding tears right now. Hot on the heels of being told that their beloved Pandora radio may have to close up shop in 2010, now the digital mixtape (we still prefer old school cassette mix tapes) service Muxtape has shut down, at least temporarily.

There is little explanation from the site or its owners, simply a message saying "Muxtape will be unavailable for a brief period while we sort out a problem with the RIAA." Muxtape is notoriously easy to download songs from, despite measures instituted to prevent such violations of copyright law, which may have something to do with this most recent development.

Of course in the meantime, if you really need to get your Internet mixtape on, you can check out 8Tracks, which provides a similar service, and has yet to be closed down. [From: Valleywag]

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