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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

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Stars step up war on music leaks

Storing music on fingerprint-protected hard drives that were kept in locked suitcases, wi-fi on computers disabled during recording, pop-up studios in hotel rooms around the world, draft versions of songs were not sent by email but collaborators had to visit the temporary studios to record their contributions in person.

Jay-Z and Kanye West employed tight security and extreme tactics to ensure their album Watch The Throne did not fall victim to the curse that hits almost every other big release - the online leak.

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