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# Friday’s Music 2.0 Briefing: SprialFrog Claims #3, TorrentSpy Dies, Limewire Grows & More
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/fridays-music-4-4/
- Published: 2008-03-28T03:14:00.000Z
- Updated: 2008-03-28T03:14:00.000Z
- Description: > SpiralFrog, the free, ad-supported download service, is claiming almost 850,000 registered users. Based on reported user numbers, SpiralFrog says it is is now the third largest legal music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2008/03/fridays-music-4-4.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Spiralfrog](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2008/03/28/spiralfrog.jpg "Spiralfrog")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2008/03/28/spiralfrog.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\> **SpiralFrog,** the free, ad-supported download service, is claiming almost 850,000 registered users. Based on reported user numbers, **SpiralFrog says it is is now the third largest legal music download site in U.S. and Canada behind only iTunes and Rhapsody**. Traffic surpassed two million unique monthly visitors for March. ([press release](http://billboard.prweb.com/releases/spiralfrog/music/prweb809944.htm?ref=hypebot.com)) *Impressive numbers, but about eMusic and Amazon?*

\> Cox is launching a branded Rhapsody subscription music service to its cable ans ISP customers. ([press release](http://www.dmwmedia.com/news/2008/03/27/cox-launches-cox-rhapsody-music-subscription-service?ref=hypebot.com))

\> A profile of music industry commentator Bob Lefsetz. ([Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/26/AR2008032602919.html?ref=hypebot.com))

\> Lime Wire announced an agreement with aggregator and distributor [BFM Digital](http://www.bfmdigital.com/?ref=hypebot.com) to sell DRM-free music in LimeWire Store, the company’s online music store joining Redeye Distribution, IODA, Ingrooves, Nettwerk Productions, and IRIS.

\> BitTorrent tracker TorrentSpy has shut down forever. ([Torrent Freak](http://torrentfreak.com/torrentspy-shuts-down-080327/?ref=hypebot.com))

\> A judge has orders banks to keep their promises in the Clear Channel deal. ([AP](http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080327/clear%5Fchannel%5Fcommunications%5Flawsuit.html?.v=1&ref=hypebot.com))