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Google deletes 'I Rock Cleveland' music blog, 'It's a Rap' and other music blogspot websites

Google deletes 'I Rock Cleveland' music blog, 'It's a Rap' and other music blogspot websites

Google takes down music blogs named  I Rock Cleveland, Its a Rap, Living Ears,  To Die By Your Side, Masala, Pop Tarts

Google takes down music blogs named

I Rock Cleveland, It’s a Rap, Living Ears,

To Die By Your Side, Masala, Pop Tarts

(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

According to Mashable, Google has gone on a music blog deleting rampage, claiming music blogs like "I Rock Cleveland" were guilty of music piracy.

The cache of "I Rock Cleveland" reveals that particular blog has been around since 2006 -- and says "I Rock Cleveland is written by Cleveland native Bill Lipold."

The other blogs that fans on Twitter are hash-tagging away about --  calling the deletion by Google "#MusicBlogocide2k10" -- are these, with the links available on Mashable.

I Rock Cleveland, It’s a Rap, Living Ears, To Die By Your Side, Masala, Pop Tarts blogs

The tagline of "It's a Rap" was "You can't make a hoe a housewife.." but upcoming books beg to differ.

Do you know where you are going

23 Minutes in Hell?

"To Die By Your Side" was around since 2005 -- taking a line from The Smiths' lyrics "To die by your side is such a heavenly way to die" (Yeah, depends on where you're going) that the Summer character made famous in the "500 Days of Summer" scene in the elevator.

Google has posted its explanation of the blog deletions, writing that when Google receives multiple DMCA complaints and take-down requests over the same blogs -- they've got to go.

 

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Cleveland Pop Culture Examiner

Paula Neal Mooney is a Cleveland-area journalist whose writing has appeared in national magazines like Writer's Digest. An online writer since...

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