What.cd, an invite-only music torrent tracker, has shut down yesterday, following a report in French media of police raids. The website, founded in 2007 and with an estimated database of 3 million ...

It took nearly 10 years, but authorities have finally targeted and taken down What.cd, which had risen to become the Internet’s largest invite-only, music-trading torrent site. The news was confirmed ...

The most popular invite-only music torrent site, What.cd, has been shut down following a series of raids on its servers in France. The operators of the site confirmed through Twitter that they are ...

Honestly, this is a travesty. I am all for paying for music and rewarding artists for their hardwork. I purposefully subscribe to a streaming service, buy my favourite albums every year, go to as many ...

Since 2007, What.CD has provided an extensive library of free — and pirated — music torrents. According to Zataz Magazine, cybercrime units in France have raided and seized at least a dozen servers ...

When the global COVID-19 quarantine is over — cautiously, carefully, over — the dust will begin to settle on some dramatic changes in the music business, with some big questions about the future left ...