Hack: how to legally take your favorite tracks from Deezer offline

[Update] My method is just stupid. Here’s the real hack: http://zliu-blog.blogspot.com/2007/09/how-to-download-songs-from-deezer.html And here’s the tool that will do it for…

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While demand is low, & legal issues seem clear, hop on to this nice on-demand music service: Deezer You can…

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