Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.
Cast: Rhymefest, Eminem, Method Man
Miniseries
2 episodes
1. The Crime We All CommittedA small town CD-factory worker, Dell Glover, joins forces with teen hackers to pioneer internet piracy with MP3s, shaking the music industry’s early-2000s profits and reshaping the business forever; featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man and more.TV-14CC41minJun 11, 2024
2. Internet Killed the Radio StarAs album sales drop, the music industry takes legal action against fans causing a PR nightmare; the FBI launches a major investigation against internet pirates and begins cracking down.TV-14CC41minJun 11, 2024
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Uncover the secrets behind the crime we all committed.
Details the fascinating, and often funny, inside story of the technology-driven disruption that changed music during the late-90s and early-2000s. File sharing technology, combined with the insatiable demand for new music, created both the means and the motive for millions of young people to participate in outright theft – and be celebrated for it.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Alex Stapleton, Steve Stoute, Stephen Witt, Eminem
- Cast
- Rhymefest, Eminem, Method Man, Dell
- Studio
- Shady Films, Telepictures, Interscope Films
Maturity rating
TV-14Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
