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Coming up, from a mass takedown of pirated digital songs to the rise of paid subscriptions,
China's decade-long copyright rules have transformed music streaming into serious business.
But in this new, cleaner ecosystem, are musicians finally winning or just the streaming platforms?
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Ten years ago, China's music industry looked a lot like the global scene.
Piracy was rampant, MP3 download sites thrived,
and the quote-unquote free music felt like a birthright.
Music was everywhere, but rights were rarely respected.
Then came July 2015, when China introduced its strictest-ever streaming rules,
ordering millions of unlicensed songs offline.