Exclusive: YouTube ‘Stream Ripper’ FLVTO.biz Aggressively Responds to the RIAA’s Lawsuit — Starting With a Motion to Dismiss

After a period of silence, FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com operator Tofig Kurbanov has emerged with an army of lawyers. You can call him a kingpin of YouTube stream rippers.  Now, Russia-based Tofig Kurbanov is aggressively battling back against an RIAA-led la…

7 Reasons Why ‘YouTube to MP3’ Stream-Rippers Are 100% Legal

The music industry buried the biggest YouTube to MP3 ‘stream-ripper’ in September.  But in a recently-published report, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) outlined 7 reasons why YouTube converters are 100% illegal. 1. Simply convertin…

These Are the Biggest Music Piracy Hubs In the World

With so many YouTube to MP3 stream rippers, MP3 download, and torrent sites freely available, will the music industry ever win the war against piracy? Last year, the US government published a list of the top MP3 download, YouTube to MP3, and torrent si…

Why Is the LA Phil Advertising on Youtube-mp3.org?

Yesterday, YouTube-mp3.org agreed to a voluntary shutdown.  Today, the LA Phil is advertising on its site. I know — I don’t understand internet advertising.  And you’re going to explain it to me. You see, the LA Phil probably doesn’t even know they’re advertising on youtube-mp3.org.  They’re canvassing across a wide swath of different sites likely to […]

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Breaking: Google Blocking Access to YouTube-mp3.org…

Google is now blocking the largest YouTube to MP3 converter, www.youtube-mp3.org.  The converter, once a top-ranking Google result, has disappeared from the search engine. Please note: the following is a developing story. Please check back for ongoing updates.  Last updated: December 9th (Friday) 3:30 pm PT. It now looks like Google has completely blocked access […]

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Breaking: Google Blocking Access to YouTube-mp3.org…

Google is now blocking the largest YouTube to MP3 converter, www.youtube-mp3.org.  The converter, once a top-ranking Google result, has disappeared from the search engine. Please note: the following is a developing story. Please check back for ongoing updates.  Last updated: December 9th (Friday) 3:30 pm PT. It now looks like Google has completely blocked access […]

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The World’s Largest ‘YouTube to MP3’ Converter Appears Dead

Philip Matesanz, the intriguing German programmer who created the YouTube to MP3 converter YouTube-mp3.org, has yet to respond to a lawsuit filed by the major record labels, a representative of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tells me. And as of this writing, the site does not seem to be functioning. This could be […]

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The RIAA, The IFPI, And The BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

Just say No to MP3 ripping. In a joint effort, The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have taken Youtube-mp3.org to court. The RIAA announced the action against the service on their own website today. The lawsuit was filed in a […]

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The RIAA, The IFPI, And The BPI File Lawsuit Against Top YouTube to MP3 Site

Just say No to MP3 ripping. In a joint effort, The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) have taken Youtube-mp3.org to court. The RIAA announced the action against the service on their own website today. The lawsuit was filed in a […]

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