This book tells the thrilling story of digital music piracy and how it forever changed the music industry. Written by journalist Stephen Witt, it features a cast of unforgettable characters including visionaries, criminals, and tech-savvy teenagers. Witt traces the secret history of piracy from the German engineers who invented the mp3 to a North Carolina factory worker who leaked nearly two thousand albums. Entwined with the history of the Internet itself, How Music Got Free is a must-read for anyone interested in the intersection of music and technology.