Qtrax

: To provide a legal alternative to piracy that matched the convenience and cost (zero) of illicit sites while still paying the "Big Four" record labels. The Disastrous 2008 Launch

Historically, Qtrax was a high-profile, ad-supported peer-to-peer (P2P) music service that launched in 2008 with the goal of providing "free and legal" music. : To provide a legal alternative to piracy

: Users would download a proprietary player where they would see ads before or during the music playback. Qtrax was a high-profile