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# Music Piracy Circa 1897
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/music-piracy-circa-1897/
- Published: 2009-04-28T01:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2009-04-28T01:46:00.000Z
- Description: Substitute "Swedish" for "Canadian" and "ISP" for "post office" and the similarities are striking. Read the full original New York Times article here. (Boing Boing via Techdirt)
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

[![Music pirates 1897](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156f630e05970c-450wi)](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201156f630e05970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com) 

Substitute "Swedish" for "Canadian" and "ISP" for "post office" and the similarities are striking. Read the full original New York Times article [here](http://www.bestactever.com/2009/04/26/the-long-war-music-piracy-in-1897-nytimes/?ref=hypebot.com). ([Boing Boing](http://www.boingboing.net/2009/04/26/canadian-music-pirat.html?ref=hypebot.com) via [Techdirt](http://techdirt.com/articles/20090426/1837134647.shtml?ref=hypebot.com))