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Pitchfork Media - Today found this 10/23/2007 on news.bbc.co.uk [flag]
British and Dutch police have shut down a "widely-used" source of illegally-downloaded music. A flat on Teesside and several properties in Amsterdam were raided as part of an Interpol investigation into the members-only website OiNK. The UK-run site has leaked 60 major pre-release albums this year alone, said the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). A 24-year-old man ... [link]

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News: Illegal Torrent Site OiNK Busted by Police
Published 10/23/2007 by Amy Phillips at Pitchfork Media - Today
... has been shut down by British and Dutch police, according to a BBC report. The home of a 24-year-old IT worker from Middlesbrough, England, was raided, as was his place of employment ("a large multi-national company") and his father's home. OiNK's servers, located in Amsterdam, were also seized. The IT worker, allegedly the mastermind of the operation, "is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law," the BBC says. ...

OiNK illegal torrent tracker shut down
Published 10/23/2007 by Tibi Puiu at ZME Music
... , was shut down, after it’s Amsterdam servers were raided and seized. Also it’s owner, a 24 year old IT worker from Middlesbrough, England was arrested by UK authority and “is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and infringement of copyright law,” states BBC. ...

OiNK Gets Shut Down!
Published 10/23/2007 by deek at ////DEEK MEDIA an eclectic mp3blog
... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tees/7057812.stm ...