The site did not pay royalties to music labels (T-Series, Sony Music, Zee Music) or artists. While it democratized access to music for millions who couldn't afford CDs or lacked credit cards for iTunes, it also deprived the industry of revenue.
For a brief, beautiful period, a chai wallah in Kanpur, a college student in Pune, and a call center agent in Bangalore all had the same 4GB memory card. On that card, alongside grainy videos of "Munni Badnaam Hui," was the file: Anokha_Andaaz_Final.mp3 . anokha andaaz hindimp3mobi
Hindimp3mobi solved a massive problem: How do you get high-quality Bollywood music without a computer? The site did not pay royalties to music