I must admit, I didn't realise until now that music videos on Youtube often contains gaps with silences, or spurious noises, specifically to stop people ripping a pure MP3. Makes sense though now I think of it.,(reply>), Gabe Newell, Brad Heckman -- If the radio station paid the ASCAP/BMI licensing fees, that gives them the right to play those songs on air, regardless of where they got them. So, it was perfectly legal in that case to rip the songs from YouTube.,(reply>), @HiddenWindshield Ra...di...o? Ohhh, now I remember, that's what I used to listen to when I was a kid.<br>Talking over music, the same 10 songs over and over again for months, as much commercials as actual music... as far as I'm concerned, it dug its own grave.,(reply>), hilariously, i have done this in my videos because it was a thing that other music videos did. i had no idea this is why either and it's possible that many smaller artists also do it without realizing why it's done.,(reply>), You wouldn't happen to have a link to somewhere with more info about that? I tried googling but came up short. :),(reply>), admitting copy write abuses that you used on a show. Bold