Grooveshark
Defunct web-based music streaming service / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grooveshark was a web-based music streaming service owned and operated by Escape Media Group in the United States.[2] Users could upload digital audio files, which could then be streamed and organized in playlists.[3] The Grooveshark website had a search engine, music streaming features, and a music recommendation system.[4]
Type of site | Music |
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Owner | Escape Media Group Inc. |
Created by | Sam Tarantino Josh Greenberg Andrés Barreto |
Commercial | Yes (freemium) |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | March 30, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-30)[1] Closed on April 30, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-30) |
Current status | Defunct |
The company won a major lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group concerning use of Universal's pre-1972 recordings. Grooveshark was also sued for copyright violations by EMI Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group.[5] Concerns about copyrights led Apple and Facebook to remove Grooveshark's applications from the iOS App Store and Facebook Platform respectively.[6] However, Grooveshark was available in alternative app stores, such as Cydia, Google Play and BlackBerry World.[7][8][9][10] It was also a default application on Ubuntu Touch.[11]
On April 30, 2015, Grooveshark abruptly shut down as part of a settlement between the service and Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group.