May 21

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2012, 2021.

#10yrsago Sickening profile of Canada’s weapons-grade patent trolls https://www.wired.com/2012/05/rockstar/

#10yrsago Former Warner Music CTO: Of course leaked albums drive sales! https://www.techdirt.com/2012/05/21/former-record-label-exec-ethan-kaplan-duh-course-more-file-sharing-leads-to-more-sales/

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