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Before everything went digital, did you ever feel guilty about taping songs from the radio? You know, with your finger ready to hit record just after the jock introduces the song and then hoping the fucker doesn’t talk over it at the end. Well the Mixtape amnesty has been set up to absolve you of your piracy sins and ,according to their site, ‘to finally rid the country of illegally taped music. Although technology has evolved, the law on this issue has remained unchanged and these mix-tapes still constitute a threat to artist royalties. The amnesty allows otherwise law-abiding citizens to destroy evidence that could, if left untouched, result in prosecution, fines – even a lengthy custodial sentence.’ There’s also a section on the site where you can apologize to artists whose shit you taped. The list reads like a ‘whose who’ of the 90’s including artists like Lou Bega, Aqua, Robert Miles and The Outhere Bros.